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Health 4 years ago

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Essential workers in Australia allowed to work after being exposed to COVID-19

Due to a staff shortage, many frontliners in Australia still have to work even if they have asymptomatic COVID-19 or have been in close contact with someone who contracted the virus. Indonesian health workers there share their stories.

Society 4 years ago

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Jokowi posthumously names four national heroes

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo posthumously bestowed the title of national hero on four historical figures – the father of Indonesian cinema, a sultan, a king and an ancestor of the current vice president – in commemoration of Heroes Day.

National 4 years ago

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Indonesia begins to give third COVID-19 shots to 1.5 million health workers

Authorities kickstarted the program using the American Moderna vaccine last week, covering some 3,820 health professionals working in 14 Health Ministry hospitals in Jakarta and its satellite cities.

National 4 years ago

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Late incentives haunt medical workers deployed at COVID-19 frontlines

Medical personnel working at makeshift hospitals commonly rely on these incentives as their sole income as they cannot work elsewhere.

National 5 years ago

IDI calls for creation of protection committee as more doctors die of COVID-19

More than 110 doctors across Indonesia have died of COVID-19 in the last six months. The association said it was the highest number in Asia.

World 5 years ago

COVID-19 nurse deaths in the thousands: Federation

More than a thousand nurses are known to have died worldwide due to COVID-19, the International Council of Nurses said Wednesday, adding that the true figure was likely far higher.

Lifestyle 5 years ago

Tangerang museum makes toys dedicated to frontline workers for auction

The Museum of Toys in Tangerang, Banten, is auctioning a series of toys dedicated to frontline workers, with sales proceeds going to the World Health Organization to help fund hospitals amid the fight against COVID-19.

City 5 years ago

COVID-19: Jakarta medical workers still waiting for promised financial incentives

Medical workers treating COVID-19 patients in Jakarta have yet to receive the financial incentives promised by the government since March, after the country recorded its first confirmed cases.

City 5 years ago

Drenched in sweat, stigma, frontline nurse shares struggle treating COVID-19 patients

D said every day she had to face a lot of challenges, from bearing the discomfort of wearing a hazmat suit to being harassed by frustrated patients.

World 5 years ago

Why the coronavirus is killing so many of Mexico's healthcare workers

Government data indicates that healthcare workers' risk of dying is four times higher than in the United States, and eight times higher than in Brazil.

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