Indonesia will distribute 10,000 locally made COVID-19 rapid diagnostic test (RDT) kits on Friday, 8th May 2020. More will follow throughout the month.
ITB and UNPAD created portable ventilators called the Vent-I to help COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms. The Vent-I will be donated to several hospitals.
On Wednesday, 22nd April 2020, Governor Anies Baswedan officially announced that the Jakarta PSBB will be extended starting from 24th April until 22nd May.
Indonesian Animal Crossing: New Horizon players have localized the popular Nintendo Switch game by making Indonesian-themed clothing and furniture designs.
Sragen Regency in Central Java is prepared to take extreme measures - such as locking people in "haunted houses" - if they do not heed stay-at-home orders.
More and more coffee shops in Jakarta - including the es kopi susu pioneer, Tuku - have started to offer 1-liter bottles full of their bestelling beverages.
In an effort to curb the spread of the virus, Bali officials made their message loud and clear by hopping on a tractor to urge beachgoers to stay inside.