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Second booster a national mission to protect health workers

On July 31, 2022, people on the COVID-19 Report platform stated that 2,087 health workers in Indonesia had died in the ...

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Indonesia announces 2nd booster as Omicron sub-variants stoke concerns

The Indonesian government announced the rollout of second booster vaccinations on Friday (July 29, 2022) for those who ...

Jokowi extends G20 invite to Chinese President

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has extended an invitation to Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend the G20 ...

Ministry yet to deduce BA.2.75 infection speed in Indonesia

The Health Ministry has yet to come to a conclusion on the infection speed of the Omicron BA.2.75 subvariant as ...

COVID-19 peak forecast may change due to infected Hajj pilgrims

The projection of a peak in COVID-19 cases in Indonesia at July-end might change due to the wave of imported cases from ...

Indonesia to pass COVID peak this week: Deputy minister

Deputy Minister of Health, Dante Saksono Harbuwono, has predicted that infections caused by the BA.4 and BA.5 ...

Health Ministry confirms transmission of Omicron BA.2.75 in Indonesia

Deputy Minister of Health Dante Saksono Harbuwono stated that the Omicron BA.2.75 subvariant has spread in ...

Village-owned enterprises, tourism villages icons of economic recovery

Minister of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration, Abdul Halim Iskandar, has described ...

COVID transmission in Jakarta at Level 3: Health Minister

The transmission rate of COVID-19 in Jakarta has reached Level 3, while overall, the rate in Indonesia is still at ...

President, ministers discuss new Omicron sub-variant BA.2.75

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and several ministers discussed the surfacing of a new Omicron sub-variant BA.2.75 in ...

Govt re-emphasizes wearing mask in enclosed and open spaces: Moeldoko

The government continues to stress on the importance of wearing masks in enclosed or open spaces amid the rise in ...

Omicron subvariants pre-dominate in Indonesia: government

Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 are responsible for about 81 percent of COVID-19 infections reported in the country, ...

COVID-19 hospital recorded 19 patients with BA4, BA5 subvariants

The Athlete's Village COVID-19 Emergency Hospital confirmed that 32 patients were infected with the Omicron ...

Gov't to mitigate COVID-19 strategies amid return of Hajj pilgrims

The COVID-19 situation in Indonesia on July 16-30, 2022, would determine the mitigation efforts to be taken by the ...

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 ...