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Indonesia’s govt calls for public vigilance over emerging Covid-19 sub-variants

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EG.5, informally dubbed “Eris”, and EG.2 had become the dominant Omicron subvariants in Indonesia.

EG.5, informally dubbed “Eris”, and EG.2 have become the dominant Omicron sub-variants in Indonesia.

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The Indonesian Health Ministry has urged greater vigilance amid a recent uptick in cases of new Covid-19 subvariants, both in the country and around the globe, while reassuring the public about the availability of vaccines.

Health Ministry spokeswoman Siti Nadia Tarmizi told The Jakarta Post on Dec 5 that the number of coronavirus infections had risen “from previously only 10 to 20 cases weekly to 267 cases last week”.

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