Indonesia’s Covid cases reach 2-month high as Omicron loomsA child reacts while receiving a dose of a vaccine against the coronavirus disease as the Omicron variant continues to spread, in South Tangerang, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia on Thursday, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. (Reuters)Indonesia added the highest number of Covid-19 cases in two months and breached a key threshold that could prompt tighter restrictions. The health ministry reported 533 infections on Thursday, the most since Nov 4, with seven people dying from the disease. More than half of the new cases were found in the capital Jakarta, which reported 267. The government has said it will enforce more stringent measures if the country’s caseload reaches 500 and 1,000 cases each day.

Source: Bangkok Post January 06, 2022 22:47 UTC