Asian Games 2022 Officially Postponed
The committee of the Asian Games 2022 has been postponed due to the recent increases in COVID-19 Omicron cases in...
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Jakarta Passing Omicron Peak
The trend of COVID-19 cases increasing in Jakarta is starting to pass its peak, with the end of the third...
Five Common Omicron Symptoms?
The latest information recorded in ZOE COVID, a COVID-19 tracking application in the UK, has revealed the top five Omicron...
Health Ministry Predicts Peak Omicron in Early March
The Director of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control of the Health Ministry Siti Nadia Tarmizi has predicted that the peak...
Asymptomatic Patients and those with Mild Symptoms Urged to Isolate at Home
Head of the DKI Jakarta Health Service Widyastuti has appealed to COVID-19 patients who are asymptomatic and with mild symptoms...
Free Medicine Packages for Self-Isolating Omicron Patients?
The Health Ministry is providing telemedicine services, or remote health consultation services, for COVID-19 patients exposed to the Omicron variant...
Conditions for Omicron Patients Home Self-Isolation
Omicron-positive patients do not have to be hospitalized but can self-isolate according to certain criteria following an announcement from the...
Indonesia Enters Third COVID-19 Wave
Indonesia has entered its third wave of the pandemic, with a significant increase in COVID-19 cases in the last few...
An Expat’s Isolation Experience in Jakarta
Disclaimer: The following is the opinion and experience of one person and doesn’t reflect the views of the Indonesia Expat. ...
Paxlovid to Arrive in February 2022
Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has said that the government has placed an order for a COVID-19 drug, Paxlovid in...
Hong Kong Bans Transit Flights From Indonesia
The Hong Kong authorities have again implemented a ban on arrivals from 150 countries, including Indonesia. The ban prevents people...
New Quarantine Rules for Indonesians Returning Confirmed?
Update 3rd January: According to the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, the government has decided...
Health Minister: New PCR Tests for Omicron at All Entrances
Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin confirmed that his party will distribute the RT-PCR test technology for the S Gene Target...
Sinovac Vaccine Not Effective to Protect Against Omicron
A study in Hong Kong has revealed that the vaccine made by China’s Sinovac Biotech failed to provide adequate protection...
Singapore and Thailand Suspend Quarantine-Free Policy
Several countries around Southeast Asia that had previously opened their borders without quarantine have now decided to re-lock their entry...
Foreigners from Three More Countries Banned From Entering Indonesia?
The government has included the UK, Norway, and Denmark on the list of countries prohibited from entering Indonesia, following the...
Omicron Cases Could Double Every Three Days
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that cases of the Omicron variant could double every one and a half...
BREAKING NEWS: Omicron Detected in Indonesia
The government announced that the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus has entered Indonesia. Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said...
No Omicron in Jakarta, Misinformation Clarified
The public was shocked by the news that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus (B.1.1.529) had entered Indonesia and was...
Quarantine Increased to 10 Days From Friday
Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has announced that officials are prohibited from going abroad, while...
Omicron: International Arrivals to Quarantine for Seven Days
The government has decided to increase the quarantine time for foreigners and Indonesian citizens who enter Indonesia to seven days,...