The five medical professional associations recommended students and parents to be given the option to continue with remote learning.
The potential for the third wave is very clear. Talking about the potential, then talk about community groups or populations that do not yet have immunity or even though they already have immunity, their immunity decreases
"One case was a local transmission who passed away at Sari Asih Ciputat Hospital while the other one was an international traveler who died at Sulianti Saroso Hospital," the ministry's spokesperson, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, informed.
Bali prepared 11,960 rooms for the quarantine of Indonesian migrant workers and foreign travelers
In-person learning will not automatically solve learning loss that may occur from continuous online learning.
The majority of local Omicron transmissions, or more than 90 percent, is predicted to occur in Jakarta and will, inevitably and subsequently, impact its satellite cities.
Ministry of Health will work with PT Amarox Pharma Global to produce a number of antiviral medicines.
Half of all patients have completed their isolation period.
National stability and economic recovery are cited as the two main considerations.
Nevertheless, most of the Omicron patients are expected to experience mild symptoms, so the government has prepared a different strategy from the one used for handling Delta cases.
Balis provincial COVID-19 Task Force has prepared 1,500 beds in isolation centers as it prepares for the surge of Omicron cases.
Ministry of Health estimates hospitalization to be lower as symptoms have been found to be considerably mild.
As of January 9, 2022, the total number of COVID-19 patients undergoing treatment and isolation in the capital had reached 1,885. Of the total patients, 1,415, or 75.1 percent, had traveled overseas, and the remaining 470 had no travel history.
The majority of the Omicron cases came from international travelers.
officers detected a variant of COVID-19, Omicron, at hotels in the Menteng and Cempaka Putih areas which were used as quarantine places for foreign travelers (PPLN).
Total 14 countries are on the list of the temporary ban. Indonesian citizens who travel from those 14 countries still allowed to enter by following strict health protocols.
The app is in accordance with President Joko Widodos instruction for everyone to comply with applicable regulations related to quarantine period, in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19 Omicron variant.
Two officers from COVID-19 testing center at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport tested positive for Omicron, and contact tracing found 14 people have also been infected with the coronavirus.
This means that the Omicron variant has a high transmission rate but with a low risk of serious illness. Even so, the public must remain vigilant because the situation can change quickly
"The Omicron cases in Indonesia (have been detected) in travelers coming from Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Hence, people are advised to re-consider if they want to go on vacation there," Spokesperson for COVID-19 said
