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Three big celebrations; Vesak Day, International Mother’s Day, and World Tzu Chi Day were celebrated together on 10 May 2020 due to the circumstances with pandemic around. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, these three celebrations were done through live streaming service on social media namely Youtube, Facebook, and Instagram of Tzu Chi Indonesia.

Cicih’s family was solely depending on her husband’s income as an online motorcycle-taxi driver with no other sources of income. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Cicih’s husband’s income went down the hill. The food package from Tzu Chi alleviate her burden slightly.

Since early morning, excitement filled the air within the people living at Cinta Kasih Tzu Chi Low-cost Rental Apartment (Rusun) in Muara Angke, North Jakarta. As they heard the news a few days prior, Tzu Chi Indonesia was scheduled to distribute basic food packages on Wednesday, 29 April 2020. Everyone prepared their copies of ID card (KTP), and family card (KK) to be able to receive the package.

Tzu Chi shows their care and attention towards residents affected by Covid-19 outbreak at Cinta Kasih Tzu Chi Cengkareng Housing in West Jakarta. As many as 707 packages were distributed directly to the residents.

Monday, April 27, 2020, the Tzu Chi Foundation distributed 10,000 Cinta Kasih basic food packages of 5 kg of rice, 1 box of instant noodles @ 40 packs and reusable cotton masks to alleviate the suffering of the people affected by the Covid-19 outbreak in collaboration with the TNI.

Tzu Chi School students were so happy to be able to express their gratitude to the medical officers who are now fighting the Covid-19 on the front lines by making greeting cards.

Tzu Chi Batam and Batam Red Cross deluvered 6300 snacks, 4410 instant coffee, 1900 tea bags, and 3 dispensers for construction workers who are building the Covid-19 patient shelter in Galang Island, Riau Province.

In the first stage as of 30 March 2020, Tzu Chi Indonesia has distributed more than 1,759,000 surgical masks, 3,000 personal protective clothing (hazmat suit), 7 ventilator units, 640 liters of disinfectant fluid, and 157 disinfecting sprayer units, as well as together with the Indonesian Ministry of Health and the Coronavirus Handling Task Force (Covid-19) distributed 646,520 rapid test kits of 185 hospitals and 17 government agencies.

Monday, 6 April 2020, entrepreneurs under in the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce (Kadin) who are members of the 'NKRI Concerned Entrepreneurs' hand over medical aid to assist the handling of the Covid-19 outbreak in Indonesia

Tzu Chi Indonesia continues to provide support to medical teams dealing with Covid-19 in Indonesia by giving flower bouquets, food and drinks and cards to medical teams in 5 hospitals on Saturday, 28 March 2020.

The Covid-19 outbreak continues to spread, including in West Java. Tzu Chi Bandung also helped the government cope with this issue by distributing masks and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to a number of hospitals in Bandung on Monday, 23 March 2020.

The scarcity of masks in Medan, which has become a necessity to protect oneself from Covid-19, has moved Tzu Chi Medan to distribute masks to 12 Covid-19 referral hospitals in North Sumatra.