Indonesia sees big jump in Omicron cases, govt urges people to hold off overseas trips

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across Indonesia have tripled in a week, with about 90 per cent imported, prompting the government to appeal for the suspension of overseas leisure trips.

The number of cases reached 414 as at last Saturday , the health ministry said on Sunday. This compares with 136 at the end of December.

She noted that the spread of Omicron in Indonesia has continued to intensify since the first case was confirmed on Dec 16. Like in other nations, Omicron in Indonesia has been less severe but is more transmissible, epidemiologist Windhu Purnomo of the University of Airlangga noted, but warned that every single case detected represents only the tip of an iceberg.

"If we do not do restrictive measures, the spread would be very fast… We expect people to hold off their plan if they want to travel overseas," Dr Nadia added.

 

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