#omicron variant

Collection of omicron variant news, found 584 news.

Indonesia's health ministry reports two Omicron deaths

Two patients have died of Omicron in Indonesia in the first fatalities since cases of this variant of COVID-19 ...

Repatriated migrant workers asked to follow quarantine rules

The head of the special task force for Indonesian migrant workers' repatriation has urged workers arriving through ...

Minister presses for continued public compliance to health protocols

Communication and Informatics Minister Johnny G. Plate, in a press statement on Saturday, urged people to remain ...

Delta variant still dominates number of cases in regions: Ministry

The Delta variant continues to dominate the number of COVID-19 cases in several Indonesian regions in addition to the ...

6.6-M Banten quake lesson on disaster preparedness: BMKG

The 6.6-magnitude (M) earthquake that rattled Banten province on January 14, 2022, can serve as a lesson for disaster ...

123.1 million Indonesians fully vaccinated against COVID-19

The number of Indonesian citizens who have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine reached 123.1 million as of ...

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Indonesia accelerates vaccination drive amid threat of Omicron spread

The Indonesian Government has expedited the implementation of the vaccination drive, including booster shot offers, ...

Be wary of Omicron variant, Health Minister cautions

Minister of Health, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, has urged all parties to remain wary of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 given ...

Surabaya city government to conduct random swab tests on residents

The Surabaya city government continues to take preventive steps to thwart the spread of the Omicron variant by ...

COVID-19: Jakarta administers boosters to 216,726 residents

The realization of the third or booster shots in Jakarta has reached 216,726 people out of the targeted 8 million in ...

More flexible WFH policy needed to prevent workplace infections

The work-from-home (WFH) policy needs to be implemented more flexibly amid the recent spike in cases caused by Omicron ...

W Jakarta pushes booster vaccinations to protect people from Omicron

The West Jakarta city government has expedited booster vaccinations for fully inoculated residents, especially the ...

2022 Mandalika MotoGP to go on with travel bubble: Minister

The 2022 MotoGP Mandalika event at the Pertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit, Central Lombok, West Nusa ...

Governments in Jabodetabek should accelerate booster vaccination

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan urged to accelerate booster ...

G20 Indonesia

G20's Finance Track moved to Jakarta over Omicron concerns

Two sessions of G20's Finance Track, initially planned to be held in Bali on January 15-18, 2022, were relocated to ...