Govt ramps up surveillance as threat looms

The Health Ministry is working on enhancing its Covid-19 surveillance to effectively detect and contain the spread of Omicron at an early stage as more countries across the globe detect the new virus variant.

Health authorities are aiming to improve its relatively poor contact tracing by working together with village supervisory non-commissioned officers (Babinsa) and public order officers (Bhabinkamtibmas), according to Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin.