Indonesian President Jokowi touts successful vaccination drive amid Omicron spike

The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) opened on Jan 3 with an optimistic message from President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on the Covid-19 situation in the country despite recent Omicron issues. - The Jakarta Post/ANN

JAKARTA, Jan 4 (Jakarta Post/ANN): President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo waxed lyrical on Monday about his administration’s success in overturning last year’s disastrous wave of Covid-19 infections as he symbolically opened the first day of 2022 trading at the bourse amid a spike in Omicron cases.

By most accounts, especially considering the sheer size of its population, Indonesia has done remarkably well to overcome what Jokowi called a “very difficult year”, which saw over 143,000 deaths occur nearly 10 months since the nation reported its first Covid-19-related fatality.