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View all search resultsPresident Joko "Jokowi" Widodo urged the public to remain calm and to maintain discipline in following health protocols after Indonesia discovered its first confirmed COVID-19 case caused by the emerging Omicron variant on Thursday.
Indonesia has increased the mandatory quarantine period for all international arrivals from seven days to 10 days, effective starting Friday, as the Omicron variant continues to spread across the globe
The Health Ministry is working on enhancing its COVID-19 surveillance to effectively detect and contain the spread of the Omicron variant at an early stage, as more countries across the globe detect the new virus variant.
The government is working to close the stark gap in vaccination rates between regions across the vast archipelago, which remains a problem even though Indonesia recently passed 200 million COVID-19 jabs and while a third wave of infections looms ahead of the year-end holidays.
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has said the government will continue to accelerate COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the country, aiming to inoculate more than 70 percent of Indonesia's targeted population with the first jab by the end of this year.
Local authorities have recorded an uptick in COVID-19 cases during the 20th National Games (PON) in Papua, as experts call on the government to take additional measures to anticipate a potential influx of cases once the sporting event ends next week.
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