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Govt bolsters strategies as Omicron wave sweeps Indonesia

Indonesia is currently witnessing the third wave of COVID-19 infections triggered by the Omicron variant, which, though ...

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 ...

Yogyakarta govt, BKKBN inaugurate school for seniors

The government of Yogyakarta city, in collaboration with the National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN), ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Aim to produce 240 mln Merah Putih doses per year: Biotis

PT Biotis Pharmaceuticals Indonesia, which is producing the Merah Putih (Red-and-White) COVID-19 vaccine in ...

Yogyakarta better prepared for third COVID-19 wave: task force

The COVID-19 Handling Task Force of Yogyakarta has said that it is better prepared to face the third wave of COVID-19 ...

Hospital bed occupancy rate remains at 24.77 percent: ministry

The COVID-19 spokesperson for vaccinations at the Ministry of Health, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, said that Indonesia’s ...

Minister slams people discouraging COVID-19 vaccinations

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan on Monday hit out at people ...

COVID-19 vaccination important to reduce fatality risk: ministry

Vaccination is essential for reducing the risk of fatality upon exposure to COVID-19, spokesperson for COVID-19 ...

COVID-19 patient count in hospitals is still low: Health ministry

The Ministry of Health reported that despite a surge in daily cases, the number of COVID-19 patients undergoing ...

Booster vaccine needed to boost people's health

For more than two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has hit Indonesia. Not only affecting the health of 4,480,423 people ...

19 confirmed Omicron cases found in Riau Islands

As many as 19 confirmed Omicron cases were detected in Riau Islands Province based on the laboratory test conducted on ...