#omicron variant

Collection of omicron variant news, found 584 news.

One case of Omicron discovered in Bekasi

One Omicron case has been detected in Bekasi, West Java, with a resident confirmed to have contracted the coronavirus ...

Jakarta to factor in BOR while deciding on offline school

Governor of Jakarta Anies Baswedan said that he will review the bed occupancy rate (BOR) for COVID-19 patients in ...

Striking a work-life balance: a female journalist's predicament

The global community, including Indonesia, has been co-existing with COVID-19 for over two years, and amid the looming ...

Jakarta governor visits Chinese temple, conveys New Year greetings

Governor of Jakarta Anies Baswedan on Tuesday visited Bio Hok Tek Tjeng Sin Temple in Kebayoran Lama, South ...

Task Force assessing foreign travelers' quarantine period cut plan

The Indonesian COVID-19 Handling Task Force is evaluating the plan to cut short the quarantine period for foreign ...

Prioritize hospitals for COVID-19 patients truly requiring treatment

Main expert staff of the Presidential Staff Office (KSP), Abraham Wirotomo, has urged the community to prioritize ...

Indonesia's Omicron death toll at 5: minister

Minister of Health, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, has said that there have been five deaths related to the Omicron variant of ...

Government extends PPKM outside Java-Bali till February 14

The Indonesian Government has extended Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) outside Java and Bali from February ...

Omicron cases could reach 6 times higher than Delta peak: Sadikin

The peak of COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant could be up to six times higher than that recorded during the ...

Some 492 residents suspected of having contracted Omicron infection

Some 492 people, spread across Bogor, Depok, and Bekasi, that tested positive for COVID-19 were categorized as probable ...

Indigenous vaccine's 1st-phase clinical trial expected to run smoothly

East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa expects the first phase of clinical trials of the Merah Putih vaccine ...

No directive yet received to close tourism destinations: Minister Uno

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno confirmed to have not yet received any directive on closing ...

Omicron to infect more people than Delta strain: govt

The highly transmissible Omicron variant could likely trigger a higher increase in COVID-19 infections compared to the ...

Self-isolation sufficient for asymptomatic COVID patients: Sadikin

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has said that self-isolation should suffice for people who have been diagnosed with ...

Young workers constitute majority of COVID-19 cases: health office

Young workers in the age bracket of 21-30 years constituted the largest chunk of COVID-19 cases in December ...