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


The number of cases reached 414 as at Jan 8, the health ministry said on Jan 9, 2022.- Reuters

JAKARTA (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant 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 (Jan 8), the health ministry said on Sunday. This compares with 136 at the end of December.

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