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Collection of close contact news, found 248 news.

Long-term COVID mitigation in endemic era

On June 21, 2023, Indonesia finally entered the COVID-19 endemic phase after three years of battling the ...

Ministry asks people to mask up as infections rise

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Health Mohammad Syahril has asked Indonesians to return to wearing masks as ...

Undergo PCR test to know Arcturus development post-Eid: Official

The Jakarta Health Office urged the public to immediately undergo PCR test to know the development of the Arcturus or ...

Reactivate health protocols to prevent spike in COVID cases: Ministry

Indonesia's Health Ministry urges people to reactivate the three main health protocols -- wearing mask, washing ...

Jakartans with Arcturus symptoms urged to get tested

The Jakarta Health Office has asked residents who are experiencing symptoms of Omicron XBB.1.16 or Arcturus sub-variant ...

Second patient of Arcturus variant develops pneumonia: official

The Jakarta Health Service has reported that a medical examination conducted on a second patient affected by the ...

PMK Ministry asks people to remain alert against TB

The Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture (PMK Ministry) has asked people to remain vigilant and ...

Tracing 20 contacts of Purwakarta polio patient: ministry

The Ministry of Health has traced 20 people who came in close contact with a child in Purwakarta, West Java, who ...

Bird flu can develop rapidly into severe lung disease: official

The Jakarta Provincial Health Service has informed that bird flu in humans can quickly develop into severe lung ...

Number of Kraken cases reaches 3

The number of patients detected with the Omicron XBB 1.5 sub-variant or Kraken has reached three so far, including a ...

Low fund allocations in APBD challenge to leprosy handling: Ministry

The Ministry of Health has said that low fund allocation in regional budgets (APBD) for the handling of tropical ...

Indonesia ranks third globally in leprosy prevalence: Ministry

Indonesia ranked third in the world in the number of cases of leprosy in 2021, according to the Health ...

PeduliLindungi kept 626,000 patients from transmitting coronavirus

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has said that the COVID-19 mobile contact tracing application PeduliLindungi has ...

Liquid nitrogen in ready-to-eat food can harm human body: BPOM

The Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) cautioned that the addition of liquid nitrogen to ready-to-eat food ...

Doctor warns of potential TB transmission through droplets

Pediatrician at Harapan Kita Mother and Children Hospital, Jakarta, Dimas Dwi Saputro warned of the potential ...