Indonesia Highlights: Jakarta to Vaccinate Persons Over the Age of 18 With AstraZeneca's Covid-19 Vaccine | Indonesian, US Air Forces to Hold Joint Exercise in Pekanbaru | Indonesian McDonald’s Outlet

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Jakarta aims to be the first Indonesian province to gain herd immunity, as the capital is set to use its AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines for persons over the age of 18 before the supplies expire at the end of June.

The Indonesian and US Air Forces are set to hold a joint exercise in Pekanbaru, Riau, to further the capabilities of F-16 fighter jets flown by both forces.

And McDonald’s is in the crosshairs of provincial administrations throughout Indonesia, after demand for its BTS meals led to online food delivery drivers milling around its outlets in defiance of health protocols.

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KOMPAS.com/GARRY LOTULUNG An Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) personnel gets injected with the AstraZeneca vaccine at Jakarta's Tanjung Priok military base on Friday (26/03/2021)

Jakarta to Vaccinate Persons Over the Age of 18 With AstraZeneca's Covid-19 Vaccine

The Indonesian Ministry of Health announced that Jakarta will vaccinate all persons aged 18 and up with the AstraZeneca vaccine starting this Wednesday.

The mass vaccination with the AstraZeneca vaccine is specified for Jakarta residents. The drive will be based on the vaccine’s availability,” said Indonesian Ministry of Health spokesperson for the Covid-19 Vaccine Siti Nadia Tarmizi.

Jakarta Health Services Department Head for Disease Control and Prevention Dwi Oktavia reiterated Nadia. “The Ministry of Health authorized the vaccine drive with the AstraZeneca vaccine, after the Jakarta Provincial Administration requested the move.”

The Ministry said the vaccination drive was caused by a number of factors, such as “the 7.62 percent increase in Covid-19 cases over the past week, which showed that transmission rates in the capital remain high,” the document went.

“Another factor was because the Covid-19 vaccinations already reached its third stage which focused on the vulnerable. And third, Jakarta’s should lead the way in attaining herd immunity, due to its standing as Indonesia’s capital.”

The move comes as President Joko Widodo ordered the daily rate of vaccinations to increase from the daily average of 300 thousand earlier this year to one million persons starting this July.

Source:

https://go.kompas.com/read/2021/06/10/072507974/jakarta-to-vaccinate-persons-over-the-age-of-18-with-astrazenecas-covid-19. 

Kompas.com/Idon Tanjung One of the F-16 fighter aircraft of the Indonesian Air Force at Roesmin Nurjadin Air Base Pekanbaru, Riau, prepares to carry out night flight training, on Tuesday (25/9/2018).

Indonesian, US Air Forces to Hold Joint Exercise in Pekanbaru

The Indonesian Air Force and the United States Air Force (USAF) will begin a two-week military drill in the Indonesian city of Pekanbaru in Riau province.

The 2021 Cope West joint training exercise, which will commence on Monday, June 14, will involve several F-16 fighter aircraft from both air forces.

"A number of USAF personnel and equipment have arrived at the Roesmin Nurjadin Air Base, while their F-16 aircraft will arrive in the next few days,” said Indonesian Air Force spokesman Commodore Indan Gilang Buldansyah on Tuesday, June 8.

Indan explained that the Cope West joint training exercise is an aerial combat exercise using F-16 fighter aircraft to improve the capabilities and professionalism of the two air forces.

They are also designed to advance interoperability and enhance the relations between USAF and the Indonesian Air Force. "They will share experiences between flight personnel and technicians of the two Air Force's F-16 fighter aircraft," said Indan.

The 2021 Cope West joint training exercise will be held for two weeks. "This activity continues to comply with the Covid-19 health protocol, including the requirement that USAF personnel to undergo self-isolation before carrying out the exercise," he added.

Source:

https://go.kompas.com/read/2021/06/10/001639174/indonesian-us-air-forces-to-hold-joint-exercise-in-pekanbaru. 

Dok. Kompas.com/Krisda Tiofani A BTS Meal from McDonald's

Indonesian McDonald’s Outlets Sanctioned After Runaway Demand For BTS Meals

Indonesian authorities penalized McDonald’s outlets throughout the country for violating Covid-19 health protocols, after they were overwhelmed with online food delivery drivers attempting to meet frenzied demand for its promo BTS Meals.

This included the Jakarta Provincial Administration’s move to penalize 32 McDonald’s restaurants that served this collaboration between McDonald’s and K-Pop boy band BTS.

“We have ordered 20 of the outlets to close for 24 hours, while the remaining 12 were given written reprimands,” said Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria on Wednesday.

Authorities in other Indonesian cities such as Surabaya, East Java, Denpasar, Bali, and Medan, North Sumatra, also closed or cautioned McDonald’s outlets over the meals.

McDonald’s attempted damage control by “applying an open and close system for orders of the BTS Meal,” said McDonald’s Indonesia Associate Director of Communications Sutji Lantyka.

“We would also like to remind our customers that the BTS Meal is not sold for one day, but for a month. So there is no need to be concerned that will sell out.”

The band has launched the BTS Meal in 49 countries, including Indonesia, since last May. The meal consists of a drink, fries and Chicken Nuggets with Cajun flavor and sweet chili sauces.

Source:

https://go.kompas.com/read/2021/06/10/063503474/indonesian-mcdonalds-outlets-sanctioned-after-runaway-demand-for-bts-meals?page=all#page2