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Need to focus on expediting booster vaccinations: epidemiologist

The acceleration of booster vaccinations should be prioritized to boost protection and improve the effectiveness of 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 ...

OJK should avert widespread economic impacts of pandemic: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has accentuated that the policy and supervision instruments of the Financial Services ...

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 ...

Jakarta restricts mobility to check Omicron spread

The government is limiting travel to and from Jakarta as a preventive measure against transmission of the Omicron ...

Jakarta ready to fight Omicron spread: deputy governor

Deputy Governor of Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria has said the Jakarta government is prepared to handle the ...

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Indonesia's booster shot drive prioritizes elderly

The Indonesian government on January 12, 2022, rolled out booster vaccinations for those who have completed six months ...

Taking COVID-19 booster shots not mandatory: Health Ministry

Health Ministry's spokesperson, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, clarified that the booster vaccination provided by the ...

Yogyakarta examines eight samples from Omicron suspects

The Yogyakarta Special Region Government examined eight samples of people suspected to have contracted the new variant ...

Indonesia has adequate booster vaccine stock: Moeldoko

Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko affirmed that the government's stock of the third dose of the COVID-19 booster ...

Police Chief targets 100-percent child vaccination within fortnight

National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo highlighted the target to achieve the child vaccination rate of 100 ...

Minister urges public to restrain from traveling abroad

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan in an online press statement on ...

C Java governor asks hospitals to use local health equipment

Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo has urged hospital managers in Central Java to prioritize the use of local health ...

Meet two conditions to conduct face-to-face learning method: Prabowo

National Police Chief, General Listyo Sigit Prabowo reminded the regional governments of two mandatory requirements -- ...

Indonesia urged to intensify contact tracing to check Omicron spread

Indonesia needs to intensify contact tracing and mass testing among communities to curb a potential resurgence in ...