Huge jump in Omicron cases


People wearing face masks walk through Juanda airport in Sidoarjo on March 3, 2020. - The world has entered uncharted territory in its battle against the deadly coronavirus, the UN health agency warned, as new infections dropped dramatically in China on March 3 but surged abroad with the US death toll rising to six. (Photo by JUNI KRISWANTO / AFP)

CASES of the Omicron coronavirus variant across Indonesia have tripled in a week, with about 90% of them 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, compared with 136 at the end of December.

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