#omicron subvariants

Collection of omicron subvariants news, found 73 news.

COVID-19 vaccination: First dose coverage reaches 201.24 mln

At least 201.24 million Indonesian citizens have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as of Wednesday, ...

IDI prescribes scaling up booster vaccinations amid COVID surge threat

The Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) has asked the government and the community to step up booster vaccinations as ...

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Incorrect perception that pandemic is over: WHO Director-General

The perception that the COVID-19 pandemic is over is wrong, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) ...

Don't panic, task force tells people as Omicron subvariants emerge

The COVID-19 Handling Task Force of Riau Islands Province has appealed to people to not panic in facing the BA.4 and ...

Papua hospitals asked to stay alert for Omicron subvariants: official

The Papuan administration has appealed to hospitals across the province to remain alert following an increase in cases ...

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Indonesia braces for infection spike as Omicron subvariants emerge

Two Omicron subvariants, which surfaced in early June this year, have threatened the sense of normalcy that had ...

Ministry seeks stricter implementation of health protocols in schools

The Ministry of Health has pushed for strengthening the implementation of health protocols during face-to-face or ...

Booster dose recipients reach 48.2 million

At least 48.2 million Indonesians have received the third or booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as of Thursday, ...

Indonesia adds 1,173 daily COVID-19 cases

Indonesia recorded as many as 1,173 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, taking the total tally to 6,064,424, according to ...

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 ...

All 20 patients infected with BA.4, BA.5 subvariants recovered

Health Ministry's spokesperson Mohammad Syahril reported that all 20 COVID-19 patients, who were earlier confirmed ...

BA.4, BA.5 cases to peak at 25 thousand daily: Minister

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin estimated that COVID-19 Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 cases will peak to reach ...

Examining chances of reaching COVID endemicity by Independence Day

After battling the COVID-19 pandemic for more than two years, the Indonesian government is still prioritizing ...

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 ...

President inaugurates Zulkifli Hasan, Hadi Tjahjanto as ministers

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated two new government ministers during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace ...