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Health Ministry records three Omicron deaths

Three people—all of them older adults—have died after contracting the Omicron variant of COVID-19 as of ...

Tangerang health office readies 296 beds at isolation centers

The Health Office of Tangerang City has readied 296 isolation beds for COVID-19 patients at six isolation centers, Head ...

Yogyakarta records increase in COVID-19 active cases

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Yogyakarta City has shown an increasing trend since the middle of last week, and ...

Gov't expanding COVID-19 testing, tracing, treatment: official

The Indonesian government has continued to expand testing, tracing, treatment (3T) to deal with asymptomatic Omicron ...

Increase in COVID-19 cases warning to increase alertness: gov't

The increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the last week must serve as a lesson for Indonesia to increase alertness, ...

Legislator asks people to abide by COVID handling protocols

Member of Commission IX of the House of Representatives (DPR), Nurhadi, has appealed to people to follow the protocols ...

No plan to halt face-to-face learning: Minister Pandjaitan

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, emphasized that the government will ...

Epidemiologist asks gov't to re-evaluate PPKM policy

An epidemiologist from the University of Indonesia Tri Yunis Miko Wahyono asked the government to evaluate the ...

Strengthen tracing at schools detecting COVID-19 cases: Governor

East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa has called for the strengthening of contact tracing at schools upon the ...

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Indonesia accelerates vaccination drive amid threat of Omicron spread

The Indonesian Government has expedited the implementation of the vaccination drive, including booster shot offers, ...

COVID-19 cases jump nearly fivefold in three weeks: task force

The number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia has increased nearly fivefold in the past three weeks, according to the ...

Bandung to conduct random testing at schools against Omicron

The Government of Bandung City, West Java Province, will conduct random COVID-19 testing at schools that implement ...

Travelers from Saudi Arabia constitute bulk of Indonesia's 882 cases

The Indonesian Health Ministry reported that confirmed cases of Omicron in Indonesia had totalled 882 as of Thursday ...

Gov't asks Indonesians to avoid traveling abroad amid Omicron threat

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, has asked citizens to avoid ...

Jakarta records 243 Omicron cases from local transmission

Deputy Governor Jakarta of Ahmad Riza Patria confirmed about a continued rise in the number of Omicron patients in ...