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Vice Admiral Yudo Margono, Head of the emergency hospital concurrently Commander of the Joint Regional Defense Command I. ANTARA 

Wisma Atlet Emergency Hospital (RSDl) in Kemayoran has discharged a total of 1,264 patients recovering from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), from March 23 until May 13, 2020.

"Since March 23, 2020, there have been 3,019 inpatients, and 1,264 of them have recovered," Vice Admiral Yudo Margono, Head of the emergency hospital concurrently Commander of the Joint Regional Defense Command I, said in a statement in Jakarta on Saturday.

Of the total inpatients, 98 were transferred to other hospitals, while three patients died, he noted.

The hospital for COVID-19 currently treated 829 people, consisting of 507 men and 322 women, he remarked.

Of the 829 inpatients, 725 tested positive for COVID-1919, 68 were patients under surveillance (PDP) and 36 were under monitoring (ODP).

In the meantime, Galang Island Emergency Hospital located in Batam, Riau Islands Province, has so far discharged a total of 52 inpatients recovering from the COVID-19.

The COVID-19 hospital currently treated 16 inpatients including two women. The 16 inpatients comprised seven COVID-19 patients, seven PDP, and two ODP.

Meanwhile, the Government's Spokesperson for COVID-19 Response Achmad Yurianto, said on Saturday that Indonesia recorded an additional 529 people testing positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases into 17,025.

With an additional 108 patients who were cured, the number of recoveries reached 3,911.

"The number of confirmed cases is 17,025, 3,911 patients have recovered," Yurianto said at a press conference at Graha BNPB Jakarta.

The country has so far recorded 1,089 deaths from the coronavirus, including 13 new deaths.

Meanwhile, the number of people under monitoring (ODP) increased by 6,530 to 269,449, and patients under surveillance (PDP) surged by 709 to 35,069.

The COVID-19 cases have been recorded in 386 districts and cities across the country's 34 provinces. (ANTARA)

Jakarta (VOI News) - The chart of COVID-19 cases in Mexico has not shown signs of declining, on the contrary, it continues to increase. Eva Triana Sari, Coordinator of the Social and Cultural Information Function of the Indonesian Embassy in Mexico City, Mexico, told Voice of Indonesia via telephone on Sunday (05/17), the Mexican Ministry of Health through a Press Briefing on Saturday (16/05) confirmed 47,144 positive cases and 5,045 deaths. The death rates in Mexico as of May 15, Eva Triana added, exceeded the mortality rate in China. Eva Triana Sari said there are three cities in Mexico that became the epicenter of COVID-19.

"The regions with the highest number of COVID-19 positive cases are first in CDMX, Ciudad de México with 13,076 cases, then the second is Estado de México with 7,892 cases, and the third is Baja (read: baya) California with 3,168 cases," said Eva Triana Sari.

Eva Triana Sari continued, of 47,144 positive cases in Mexico, to date only one Indonesian citizen is confirmed positive with COVID-19 and has been treated at a local hospital and is well monitored by the Indonesian Embassy in Mexico. (VOI / ADVENT / AHM)

Indonesia's tropical holiday island of Bali, could reopen to tourists in October, thanks to its success in controlling the coronavirus outbreak, the government said on Friday. As of Friday, Bali had reported 343 coronavirus cases and four deaths, a much lower fatality rate compared with 16,496 cases and 1,076 deaths in the whole archipelago. If the infection curve continued to improve, the tourism ministry is looking to revitalize destinations and do promotional work for some parts of the country, including Bali, between June and October, Ni Wayan Giri Adnyani, secretary of the ministry, said in the statement as quoted by The Jakarta Post. Partial reopening of those areas, which also include the city of Yogyakarta and Riau islands province, may begin in October, she said. Foreign tourist arrivals into Indonesia plunged more than 60 percent in March, compared to the year-earlier month, with Chinese arrivals sliding more than 97 percent//JP

The Jakarta Education Agency plans to reopen schools in the capital on July 13, to coincide with the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year, after schools have been required to implement study-from-home policies, for several months in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Authorities have formulated three different schemes, to allow students to return to school, said the agency's head, Nahdiana as quoted by The Jakarta Post. The first option is to reopen a number of schools and allow all of their students to attend, while the second option to reopen several schools and only allow half of their students on the premises. Meanwhile, the third option is to reopen all schools while requiring some students to study from home, Nahdiana said without elaborating further. Nahdiana said the implementation of the plan would take account the Jakarta administration and the central government's policies, as well as the preparedness of each school's facilities to prevent COVID-19 transmission. Jakarta has implemented restrictions on mobility since April 10, with the restrictions having been extended for a second period until May 22. Students are required to study from home during the PSBB period, as schools and universities remain closed due to the pandemic//JP