Indonesia increases vigilance following spike in Covid-19 cases in Singapore

Indonesia is staying vigilant as it closely monitors the spread of the two emerging variants in other countries in the region. - Antara

JAKARTA: The Health Ministry is increasing its vigilance against two newly emerged Covid-19 sub variants, KP.1 and KP.2, which are thought to be responsible for a recent spike in cases in neighbouring Singapore.

Coronavirus cases in Singapore have almost doubled in recent weeks, with the country reporting 25,900 cases between May 5 and 11, compared with 13,700 cases in the previous week.