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COVID transmission starting to slow despite high positivity rate

Although the COVID-19  positivity rate in Indonesia is still high, the addition of cases has started to slow ...

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 ...

Wear masks again amid increase in COVID-19 cases: VP Amin

People are expected to wear masks in open spaces following an increase in COVID-19 cases in Indonesia, Vice President ...

COVID-19 positive cases in Indonesia increase by 2,248: Task Force

The COVID-19 Handling Task Force reported 2,248 fresh cases of COVID-19 in Indonesia on Thursday, thereby bringing the ...

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 ...

All test negative following contact with COVID-19 patient in Natuna

All people, who had come in close contact with a COVID-19 patient in Natuna District, Riau Islands Province, tested ...

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Need to tread with caution in reviving halal tourism industry

With the COVID-19 situation getting relatively under control in many countries, a number of people have become ...

COVID-19 has exposed vulnerabilities that need to be fixed: Ombudsman

COVID-19 has not broken down anything, but revealed the vulnerabilities within the country's systems that need to ...

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GISAID+ to improve the country's response to pandemic: Ministry

The Indonesian Health Ministry's Secretary-General Kunta Wibawa Dasa Nugraha emphasized the importance of ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Twelve cases of BA.5 subvariant found in West Java: ministry

Twelve cases of the BA.5 Omicron subvariant have been detected in West Java so far, spokesperson for the Ministry of ...

RSDC Wisma Atlet readies medical equipment amid BA.4, BA.5 emergence

The COVID-19 Emergency Hospital (RSDC) Wisma Atlet has ensured the availability of facilities and infrastructure to ...