Various studies, including those from the World Health Organisation, showed that the Omicron variant is more contagious with milder symptoms, but people should still be wary of it, Widodo said.

Hospitals in Indonesia are preparing to deal with cases of the more contagious Omicron variant of Covid-19, which has overwhelmed medical facilities in more than 150 countries, said the Chairperson of...

The Indonesian government has lifted the entry ban on visitors from 14 countries to restore the country's economy and boost the tourism sectort, the Covid-19 Task Force said.

More than 174.29 million people have received their first doses of vaccines, while over 118.95 million have taken the second doses. The country has just begun its booster vaccination program for all...

The epicentre, with a depth of 37.19 km, was initially determined to be at 6.9291 degrees south latitude and 105.2513 degrees east longitude.

Six people died and 500 others evacuated from their homes as floods and landslides hit Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua, the country's disaster management agency said on Friday.

The travel ban is imposed because those countries have recorded a significant number of reports on local infections of Omicron variant, or because they are geographically located near South Africa,...

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the southern coast of Indonesia's Maluku province on Thursday morning, the country's Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency said.

Indonesia on Tuesday announced its first locally transmitted Omicron case in capital Jakarta, pushing the government to be more vigilant in tracking the spread of the new Covid-19 variant.

Construction of the Bali International Hospital has been officially started to make the resort island a global medical tourism destination, announced Indonesian President Joko Widodo.