Covid-19 Cases are Increasing

With the discovery of the more transmissible Omicron XBB subvariant, Covid-19 cases in Indonesia are also surging. Therefore, greater caution against the infection of this disease should be exercised.

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Health workers monitor the condition of residents receiving the Pfizer booster vaccine at the Senen District Office, Jakarta, Thursday (20/10/2022). The government has found three more cases of the Omicron XBB subvariant bringing the total to four cases of this new subvariant in Indonesia. ,

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The Health Ministry has found three more cases of the Omicron XBB subvariant, bringing the total to four cases of this new subvariant in Indonesia. With the finding of the more infectious subvariant, a spike in Covid-19 cases is occurring. However, protection through booster vaccination is constrained by limited vaccine stocks.