Efforts to break the chain of transmission of COVID-19 have received additional ammunition after two tools discovered by Indonesians received distribution permits from the Health Ministry.

The government has set a price ceiling for the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) nasopharyngeal swab test at Rp 900,000 (about US$62) in a bid to control swab test prices at privately owned health facilities.

Disasters have brought good luck for the Indonesian Under-19 national soccer team, which has been hard hit by the pandemic. They are currently part of a training program in Croatia.