Government Anticipating a Rise of Covid-19 Cases Due to the Spread of Omicron Variant

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Monday, December 13, 2021

The government is anticipating a rise in the number of Covid-19 cases due to the spread of the Omicron variant in 57 countries. Flights are canceled and quarantine regulations tightened. Rules on public activities during the holidays have changed.

Foreign passengers arrive at Terminal 3 of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Tangerang, Banten, November 29. The government imposes a ban on the entry of foreigners from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Mozambique, Eswatini, Malawi, Angola, Zambia and Hong Kong to prevent the entry of the Covid-19 variant B.1.1.529 or Omicron. ANTARA PHOTOS/Fauzan . tempo : 171404361816.

SPEAKING to hundreds of high-ranking police officers at The Apurva Kempinski Hotel, in Bali, on Friday, December 3, President Joko Widodo said “be cautious” eight times. He was reminding the police about an impending influx of Omicron. While displaying a map of the countries affected by it and its spread, Jokowi said that the new Covid-19 variant was more transmissible compared to the Delta one.

President Jokowi said that the O

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