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Ministry yet to deduce BA.2.75 infection speed in Indonesia

The Health Ministry has yet to come to a conclusion on the infection speed of the Omicron BA.2.75 subvariant as ...

All test negative following contact with COVID-19 patient in Natuna

All people, who had come in close contact with a COVID-19 patient in Natuna District, Riau Islands Province, tested ...

Indonesia intensifies genome sequencing to trace BA.4, BA.5 cases

The Health Ministry has intensified whole-genome sequencing (WGS) to check the presence of BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron ...

Existing vaccines still effective against new variants: task force

Health experts have agreed that existing COVID-19 vaccines are still effective in bolstering the body’s ...

RSDC Wisma Atlet readies medical equipment amid BA.4, BA.5 emergence

The COVID-19 Emergency Hospital (RSDC) Wisma Atlet has ensured the availability of facilities and infrastructure to ...

Hospitals' availability checked to anticipate uptick in Omicron cases

The Indonesian Government continues to carefully check hospital capacity and availability of drugs and oxygen to ...

Uno emphasizes public vigilance to spread of Omicron subvariants

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno has appealed to residents to watch out for the spread ...

Will re-evaluate easing of mask mandate if COVID cases surge: ministry

The easing of the mask mandate in open spaces will be re-evaluated if there is an increase in infections caused by the ...

Health Ministry detects four BA.4, BA.5 COVID-19 cases in Bali

The Health Ministry is monitoring the surge in COVID-19 cases in Indonesia based on the findings of four cases of the ...

Gov't to gradually roll back COVID treatment subsidies

The government will slowly stop subsidizing the treatment costs of COVID-19 patients in view of the declining trend in ...

Easing outdoor mask rule is right decision: virologist

The government's decision to lift the mask mandate in open spaces is appropriate, virologist from Jenderal ...

COVID-19 cases after Eid noticeable in next 25 days: Minister

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin projected that the pattern of increasing confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Indonesia ...

All residents infected with COVID-19 in Bangka Tengah recover

All 16 residents of Bangka Tengah District, in Bangka Belitung Province infected with COVID-19 have recovered from the ...

Corn rendang emerges as new souvenir option from Minangkabau

Rendang is a Minangnese food that is famous for its taste and was once the most delectable food in the world, according ...

Pandemic in Indonesia more controlled than in neighboring countries

Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has said that the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia is relatively more ...