The facility also prioritizes COVID-19 patients, elderly suspects and suspects with mild to moderate breathing problems, says Jakarta Military commander and hospital head Maj. Gen. Eko Margiyono. However, he says patients with severe and worsening symptoms would be referred to another hospital.

MRT Jakarta is increasing headway time to 10 minutes starting on Thursday because of a staggering decrease in commuter numbers caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

The closures came amid a rising number of people infected by the novel coronavirus in Jakarta, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in the country. 

While many Jakartans are staying in their houses and working remotely to curb the novel coronavirus outbreak, home office is not even an option for many other workers in the capital and its satellite cities.

Photos on social media showed packed train cars on Monday morning, despite Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan's plea for corporations to close down their offices for the next 14 days in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19.

"This equipment is very helpful for our health workers on the front lines because one of the challenges is to make sure they are not exposed [to the virus] and this equipment is very important," Anies told reporters at a daily press briefing at City Hall on Monday.

For the next two weeks starting Monday, KCI will reduce its services, operating from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

An ear, nose and throat specialist from Bekasi, West Java, died on Saturday at Persahabatan Hospital in East Jakarta. Another doctor, a 34-year-old neurologist, died at the same hospital in the early hours of Sunday. A 70-year-old surgeon from Bogor, West Java, died at Gatot Subroto Army Hospital in Central Jakarta on Saturday.

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan is calling on all citizens to assist medical personnel in preventing COVID-19 from spreading by staying at home.

Despite declaring an emergency status over the COVID-19 pandemic, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan needs to step up his game to seriously contain the spread of the disease over concerns that the public may not follow the instructions issued by his office, experts are saying.

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic around the globe, the Cibodas Botanical Park in Cianjur regency, West Java announced good news about the blooming of a stinking corpse lily. 

On Friday, several mosques in Jakarta still held a mass Friday prayer, including a mosque in Tebet, South Jakarta, despite an Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) fatwa to avoid crowds.

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has declared a state of  emergency for the next two weeks in the capital city in an effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.

The number of public transportation passengers especially in Jakarta has dropped by up to 70 percent amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Jakarta City Council originally planned to hold a hearing on March 23 to choose between Gerindra Party politician Ahmad Riza Patria and Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) politician Nurmansyah Lubis to be Governor Anies Baswedan's second-in-command.

Questions arise as to how the health authorities make sure these people do not leave home and infect others.

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan urged people in Jakarta to stay at home and refrain from traveling outside the city as a preventative measure against the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Bima had taken the test after returning from a work-related trip to Turkey on Monday.

Keepers at Great Al-Azhom Mosque in Tangerang said they would still hold Friday prayers with a shorter sermon. They also advised the congregation to bring their own prayer mats.

The policy is in place to stem the transmission of the coronavirus as Jakarta continues to see a rising number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, which stood at 210 on Thursday, including 17 fatal cases.

The Jakarta Police have imposed no traffic raids and less ticketing policy to check on vehicles documents as part of efforts to curtail the spread of the fatal-respiratory disease COVID-19 caused by the fast-spread novel coronavirus.

“LIPI is responsible for maintaining public health and safety amid the disease outbreak, and therefore we have closed those botanical gardens,” said LIPI head Laksana Tri Handoko on Thursday.

Where’s the fun in that? Public Order Agency raids internet cafes to send home students who don't respect the city-imposed curfew as schools remain closed to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

Amid the never-ending debate about whether river "normalization" or "naturalization" projects are better, some experts have urged policymakers to shift from such a conventional approach focusing on hard infrastructure to flood adaptation.

The decision can be altered if Istiqlal Mosque's grand imam and the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) issue new instructions.

City-owned bus operator Transjakarta will no longer accept cash for the purchase or top-up of e-money cards at all stations starting Thursday.

A number of scientists and activists have called for a lockdown in order to stem the spread of the virus, but President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said on Monday that the government was “not leaning toward issuing a lockdown policy”.

Jakarta Council speaker Prasetyo Edi Marsudi said attendees of the plenary session would be limited to city councillors, Jakarta agencies heads and mayors.

The accident occurred at around 12:30 a.m., killing five passengers of the bus and injuring four others. Among the casualties was a toddler.

Floodwaters filled parts of Jakarta following heavy rain on Monday.