#covid 19 variants

Collection of covid 19 variants news, found 89 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 ...

EG.2, EG.5 account for 40% COVID cases: ministry

Two new coronavirus subvariants, EG.2 and EG.5, are responsible for nearly half the current COVID-19 cases in ...

Little chance that most mutated COVID-19 variants to trigger spike

Griffith University epidemiologist Dicky Budiman stated that the emergence of SARS-COV-2 that causes COVID-19, with ...

Responding to end of COVID-19 emergency phase

On May 5, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an end to the COVID-19 global emergency status, which was ...

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 ...

Anticipate COVID surge during Eid, tourist destination managers told

Tourism and Creative Economy Minister (Menparekraf) Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno on Monday appealed to all tourist ...

No need to worry about Arcturus sub-variant: Expert

There is no need for people to worry or panic over the new COVID-19 XBB.1.16 or Arcturus sub-variant of Omicron, an ...

Govt calls for bolstering vaccination as COVID variants still found

The Ministry of Health has encouraged the community to strengthen vaccinations, as cases of new COVID-19 variants are ...

Indonesia's "radar, universal defense" in transition to endemic

Ever since the lifting of Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) at the end of 2022, the development of the COVID-19 ...

Indonesia boosts virus sequencing capacity amid endemic transition

The Ministry of Health is improving its virus sequencing capacity by increasing the number of equipment and ...

Why lifting PPKM could help sports industry score a revival

One day before New Year’s Eve, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) announced his government’s decision to revoke ...

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Indonesia advancing towards COVID-19 endemic stage

- the only agency authorized to declare a pandemic -- is yet to confirm that the world has entered the COVID-19 endemic ...

COVID-19 case spike not caused by public mobility: minister

The latest spike in COVID-19 cases has not been caused by public mobility, but by the emergence of a new variant of the ...

Indonesia's COVID-19 recoveries rise by 2,531

The number of COVID-19 recoveries in Indonesia increased by 2,531 on Wednesday, taking the total count to 6,542,791, ...

Jakarta Health Office runs 300 centers to boost vaccination coverage

Around 300 vaccination centers are operating daily in Jakarta to support the acceleration of the third and fourth dose ...