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Government witnesses rising trend in COVID-19 deaths

An upward trend in COVID-19 deaths was recorded despite the figure still being lower than that during the second ...

Asymptomatic COVID-19 patients urged to be treated at home: minister

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has said that he expects COVID-19 patients who are asymptomatic or have mild ...

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 ...

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 ...

4,358 COVID-19 patients being treated at Jakarta's Wisma Atlet

As many as 4,358 COVID-19 patients are undergoing treatment at Wisma Atlet COVID-19 Emergency Hospital in Kemayoran, ...

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 ...

East Java governor asks elderly to cut mobility amid COVID spike

East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa has asked older adults and people with comorbidities to reduce mobility and ...

Surabaya COVID-19 recovery rate reaches 93.5%: mayor

Surabaya Mayor Eri Cahyadi has said that the cumulative COVID-19 recovery rate in Surabaya City, East Java, has reached ...

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 ...

Riau Islands boosts tracing to prevent increase in PPKM level

The Riau Islands provincial government said it has stepped up close contact tracing amid a spike in COVID-19 cases to ...

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 ...

MPR deputy speaker seeks systematic protection for health workers

People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Deputy Speaker Lestari Moerdijat has underlined the need for systematic ...

Task force confirms 39 Omicron cases in Papua

Based on the results of whole-genome sequencing (WGS), 39 Omicron cases have been identified in the Indonesian province ...