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Expert points to denominator phenomenon as Omicron infections spike

Lately, there has been a big jump in Omicron cases, or what is referred to as the denominator phenomenon, when very ...

Task Force confirms deaths of two COVID-19 patients in Tangerang

Two COVID-19 patients succumbed to the disease in Tangerang, thereby bringing the death toll during the ...

Jakarta continues social assistance for children orphaned by COVID-19

The Jakarta provincial government affirmed that it will continue to provide social assistance of Rp300 thousand in cash ...

Gov't encourages broader coverage of tuberculosis preventive treatment

Deputy Health Minister Dante Saksono Harbuwono encouraged professional health organizations to ramp up the provision of ...

Village telemedicine innovations effective in handling COVID-19: KSP

The Presidential Staff Office (KSP) lauded village medicine innovations, including the one currently applied at ...

Ministry presses for genome sequencing to confirm Omicron infection

The Health Ministry called for confirming Omicron infection cases through Whole Genome Sequencing examination conducted ...

Bengkulu Health Office urges region heads to expedite vaccination

The Bengkulu Health Office urged all regional heads in the province to expedite vaccination until it reaches 100 ...

Expert urges public to be wary of Omicron infection

Professor of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Prof. dr. Tjandra Yoga Aditama, SpP(K), reminded the ...

COVID-19: Jokowi reiterates call to Indonesians to stay calm

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has reiterated his call to all citizens to keep calm and disciplined in ...

Omicron changes COVID-19 trend in children: Epidemiologist

The trend of COVID-19 cases in children had changed since the emergence of the new variant Omicron, according to ...

Asymptomatic patients can still transmit COVID-19: Task force

The COVID-19 Handling Task Force drew attention to the crucial aspect that asymptomatic COVID-19 patients, or those ...

Oxygen availability still sufficient amid COVID spike: task force

The COVID-19 Handling Task Force has assured that oxygen availability is still sufficient amid the increasing number of ...

COVID patients can get free telemedicine services using test results

COVID-19 patients undergoing self-isolation can use the result of their antigen rapid test to access free telemedicine ...

Omicron to not significantly impact economy: BKF

Head of Finance Ministry's Fiscal Policy Agency (BKF) Febrio Kacaribu has estimated that the economic impact of the ...

PHRI confident Omicron variant will not hinder tourism recovery

An official of the Indonesian Hotels and Restaurants Association (PHRI) has expressed confidence that the recovery of ...