Indonesia needs to carry out rigorous contact tracing to make sure those who risk spreading the disease can be tested and isolated.
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Testriono, Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta et Iqra Anugrah, Institute for Economic and Social Research, Education, and Information (LP3ES)
Social science researchers can help make sure contact tracing is carried out in all provinces in Indonesia.
During the transitional period between the Pleistocene and Holocene epoch, the Earth’s temperature underwent massive change, forcing prehistoric humans in Indonesia to change their diet.
An Indonesian woman wearing a protective face mask waits for her train at the departure lounge of a train station in Medan, North Sumatra.
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If China hopes to protect its economic interests in Southeast Asia’s largest economy and improve its global image, it should help Indonesia during this pandemic.
A member of the military in Manilla, Philippines with wrapped sachets of “holy host” as the country goes into quarantine during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Populist leaders can be a liability. Their optimistic bias and complacency, ambiguity, and ignorance of science undermine crisis management and put all at risk.
Tim Lindsey, The University of Melbourne et Tim Mann, The University of Melbourne
The government waited to put in place restrictions to stop the spread of the virus. Now, millions may soon be on the move for a religious celebration, which could make matters even worse.
Indonesian religious leaders have a big role to play in times of crisis.
The Indonesian Communications and Information Ministry
As a nation with a strong religious sentiment, Indonesia could rely on its religious leaders to be more involved in communicating messages about the crisis.
Praying Muslims physically distancing in a mosque in Surabaya, Indonesia, March 20, 2020.
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Henry Surendra, Eijkman-Oxford Clinical Research Unit (EOCRU)
The current calculation of the COVID-19 death rate in Indonesia does not reflect the reality on the ground.
A nurse looks out of the isolation room for patients infected with COVID-19 at Undata Hospital, Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia March 3, 2020.
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Massive COVID-19 rapid testing is starting this week in the several cities and regencies of coronavirus hot spot of Jakarta, West Java and Banten focusing on vulnerable groups.
On the internet, anyone can express their views, like they can in Speakers’ Corner in London – it’s up to the audience to guard against disinformation.
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A scholar who has reviewed the efforts of nations around the world to protect their citizens from foreign interference says there is no magic solution, but there’s plenty to learn and do.
Cleaning workers spray disinfectant at Bung Karno aquatic stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Rapid motorisation has made the Indonesian city of Solo prioritise policies to support motorised vehicles, paying little attention to cycling and marginalising poor women.
Only three countries in Southeast Asia have over 80% Internet penetration.
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Research finds that poor households in rural Indonesia tend to prioritise high-cost schooling options for sons, while sending daughters to under-resourced Islamic schools. Why is this the case?
An Indonesian Muslim youth prays during a mass prayer for peace at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta
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Research on the everyday lives of Indonesian young people and their religious interactions may help shed light on why they are becoming more conservative.
Barbary macaque and its trainer in Marrakesh square (Jemaa El Fnaa), Morocco.
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Wildlife crime is difficult to track but of deep concern since about 60% of primate species are now threatened with extinction.
Looking to the future, President Joko Widodo (centre) voiced a strong intention for Australia and Indonesia to become partners in developing the Pacific region.
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Even though Australians and Indonesians are both friendly and easy-going, systemic boundaries can slow down the process of collaboration.
Through public genome sequences, a team in Berlin perfected a molecular diagnostic protocol to detect the 2019-nCoV more than a week before the first case was confirmed in Germany.
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Frontier research initiatives to tackle the 2019 coronavirus seem to be dominated by institutions in China, the US, Japan and labs across Europe. Very little seem to be coming form Indonesia.