Omicron subvariant wave may peak in Indonesia in second to third week of July, says health minister


A vendor waits for customers along a street in Jakarta. Indonesia's expected peak next month would see about 17,400 daily new cases, said the health minister. - AFP

JAKARTA, June 27 (The Straits Times/ANN): Indonesia, which has reported an uptick in Covid-19 cases driven by the Omicron subvariants, may see the wave peak in the second to third week of July before it starts to flatten, said Health Minister Budi Sadikin.

His forecast is based on the experience of South Africa, the first to report the emergence of the subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, which saw its wave peak in 30 days.

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