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Genome data sharing to address future pandemic potentials

When the first COVID-19 patient was confirmed in Indonesia in March 2020, experts used several health-related terms, ...

Task force confirms 39 Omicron cases in Papua

Based on the results of whole-genome sequencing (WGS), 39 Omicron cases have been identified in the Indonesian province ...

Epidemiologist cautions on potential third wave of COVID-19 cases

Griffith University Australia epidemiologist Dicky Budiman has cautioned on the potential third wave of COVID-19 ...

Epidemiologist pushes for massive tracing to contain Omicron cases

Epidemiologist from Andalas University, Padang, West Sumatra, Defriman Djafri has called on the government to ...

Local gov'ts need to strengthen Omicron prevention: Epidemiologist

Field epidemiologist from Jenderal Soedirman University (Unsoed) dr. Yudhi Wibowo reminded local governments to ...

Bandung to conduct random testing at schools against Omicron

The Government of Bandung City, West Java Province, will conduct random COVID-19 testing at schools that implement ...

Yogyakarta examines eight samples from Omicron suspects

The Yogyakarta Special Region Government examined eight samples of people suspected to have contracted the new variant ...

Four Omicron infections detected in one family in Bandung

Four Bandung residents who have been confirmed positive for the Omicron variant of COVID-19 belong to the same family, ...

Indonesia urged to intensify contact tracing to check Omicron spread

Indonesia needs to intensify contact tracing and mass testing among communities to curb a potential resurgence in ...

Yogyakarta steps up contact tracing amid Omicron threat

The City Government of Yogyakarta has taken several steps as a precautionary measure against the spread of the Omicron ...

Health service explains chronology of Omicron finding in East Java

Head of the East Java Provincial Health Service Dr. Erwin Astha Triyonno broke down the chronology of the finding of ...

Ministry breaks down chronology of first local Omicron transmission

Director of infectious disease prevention and control at the Health Ministry Siti Nadia Tarmizi explained the ...

Epidemiologist urges government to intensify whole genome sequencing

Head of the Professional Development Division of the Indonesian Epidemiologists Association (PAEI), Masdalina Pane, ...

Positivity rate among sea, land travelers higher than air travelers

The COVID-19 positivity rate recorded at sea and land travel entry points is currently higher than at air travel entry ...

Migrant workers should not fear following gov't-imposed quarantining

All Indonesian migrant workers returning from abroad should not harbor apprehensions about following the quarantine ...