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Collection of omicron variant news, found 584 news.

Booster vaccine necessitated as travel requirement amid rising cases

The government's plan to implement booster vaccine as a travel requirement is a measure to tighten health protocols ...

SINOVAC joins hands with HKU-CTC research team and Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong to kick off a clinical trial of an Omicron-specific inactivated vaccine for booster use in Hong Kong, China

A kick off ceremony was held at Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong (Gleneagles or GHK) for initiating a clinical trial to ...

Risk of long COVID lower among vaccinated people: PDPI

The Indonesian Society of Respirology (PDPI) has said that the risk of post-COVID conditions or long COVID-19 is lower ...

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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 ...

Virus variants, health protocol easing increase COVID-19 cases

The current COVID-19 case spike was triggered by changes in virus variants and easing of compliance with health ...

Hospitals' availability checked to anticipate uptick in Omicron cases

The Indonesian Government continues to carefully check hospital capacity and availability of drugs and oxygen to ...

Pandemic in Indonesia in controlled stage: deputy minister

While COVID-19 has been brought under control in Indonesia, some indicators still need to be fulfilled before the ...

Long-waited Eid al-Fitr mudik relatively safe, smooth this year

Millions of Indonesian Muslims were finally able to resume the tradition of returning to their hometowns or ...

Minister encourages work from home to prevent COVID-19 transmission

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has appealed to companies to ...

40.9 million Indonesians get COVID-19 booster

As many as 40.9 million Indonesian citizens have received the third or booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as of ...

All residents infected with COVID-19 in Bangka Tengah recover

All 16 residents of Bangka Tengah District, in Bangka Belitung Province infected with COVID-19 have recovered from the ...

DRI lauds govt decision to provide wage subsidy assistance

Head of the Danareksa Research Institute (DRI), Rima Prama Artha, has lauded the government's decision to provide ...

TNI readies precautionary measures against likely COVID-19 spike

Head of the Indonesian Military Health Center (Kapuskes TNI), Major General Budiman, stated that the Indonesian ...

Government anticipates threat of Omicron subvariants during Eid exodus

The government has categorized Omicron subvariants, such as XE, XD, and XF, as viral mutations that should be watched ...

Gov't plans to intensify vaccinations after Tarawih prayers

The government plans to scale up vaccinations in houses of worship after Tarawih prayers to make it easier for the ...