Category: Self Care

Field epidemiologist from Jenderal Soedirman University (Unsoed) dr. Yudhi Wibowo reminded local governments to continue strengthening efforts to prevent the spread of Omicron, following reports of two confirmed COVID-19 patients who died from the variant. “Regional governments need to strengthen efforts to prevent the spread of Omicron, one of which is by tightening the application […]

Two Indonesian migrant workers tested positive for COVID-19 based on the result of PCR swab test conducted upon arrival at Juanda Surabaya Airport in Sidoarjo, East Java, on Saturday. The two are among 129 Indonesian migrant workers who arrived at the airport by Malaysian Airlines. “I along with Chief of the (East Java) Provincial Police […]

The Deputy Governor of Bali Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati has reminded teachers to always apply strict health protocols during the implementation of face-to-face learning. “Even though students have received the COVID-19 vaccination, they must always implement health protocols as one of the main keys to protect themselves,” Sukawati said here, Sunday. Therefore, he had asked […]

Epidemiologist from Andalas University, Padang, West Sumatra, Defriman Djafri has called on the government to intensify screening, testing, tracing and analysis of whole genome sequences (WGS) to suppress the spread of COVID-19 Omicron variant in the country. “This strategy is to ensure that we can identify quickly, and the identified cases must be strictly quarantined, on […]

An epidemiologist from the University of Indonesia Tri Yunis Miko Wahyono asked the government to evaluate the implementation of community activity restriction (PPKM) amid the increasing number of Omicron cases. “Government must re-evaluate the PPKM leveling. The social restrictions must be changed or raised,” Wahyono said here on Sunday. He later explained that the death […]

Griffith University Australia epidemiologist Dicky Budiman has cautioned on the potential third wave of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia. “The potential of the third wave is very clear. This potential is related to the population that doesn’t yet have immunity to the virus and those whose immunity has decreased,” said Dicky Budiman when contacted by ANTARA here […]

One person was injured after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province yesterday, according to official sources. The earthquake also damaged a church and several houses, the country’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said, adding that, no deaths were reported and the tremors did not potentially trigger giant waves of tsunami. The quake jolted […]