The president’s herbal remedy didn’t work, and the cost is heavy across Indonesia: Medical workers wear raincoats and garbage bags to guard against a killer disease. Gravediggers struggle to keep up …
U.S. sending ventilators to Ecuador, Indonesia: Trump
The United States will send ventilators to Ecuador and Indonesia, President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Friday after he spoke to the leaders of both countries.
Indonesia: The world’s most-populous Muslim nation just banned holiday travel over Ramadan
Paramedics respond to a house call at the Vladivostok medical emergency service during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic on April 23 in Vladivostok, Russia. A woman wears a face mask and plastic gloves …
In Indonesia, some doctors are fighting coronavirus in rain gear
Indonesia had one doctor for every 10,000 people at the onset of the spread of the coronavirus. Now, there are even fewer, as doctors are dying on the front lines of the pandemic without adequate …
Indonesia travel ban leaves workers stranded during Ramadan
Millions are not allowed to leave Jakarta to travel back to hometowns before Eid holiday and now many say they can no longer afford to stay in Indonesia’s big cities. Every year during Ramadan more …
India Nobel winner urges rescue for child workers trapped in virus lockdown
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi urged India on Friday to help rescue child labourers caught in the country’s coronavirus lockdown after a young girl died of exhaustion while walking back to her …
Coronavirus: Couple return home after month on lockdown in India
A couple have returned home after almost a month on lockdown in India where they were treated for coronavirus. Nairn and Elizabeth Lawson were on holiday in Kerala when travel restrictions were put in …
India’s coronavirus rickshaw spreads hygiene awareness
A local artist in the city of Chennai in southern India has converted a rickshaw into a creation resembling the novel coronavirus using mostly recycled trash.
India’s SpiceJet is seeking government funds to tide over coronavirus crisis
The Indian aviation industry is in crisis mode as the country’s extended lockdown measures to reduce the spread of the coronavirus has left all passenger planes grounded till at least May 3.
Franklin Templeton freezes $3bn in India funds due to coronavirus
Franklin Templeton said it would freeze a number of its fixed income mutual funds in India after the coronavirus pandemic wrought havoc on the country’s bond markets, trapping over $3bn of investor …