Indonesia's 3rd Covid wave expected to peak in mid-Feb

Jakarta, Jan 14 (IANS) The peak of the third Covid-19 wave in Indonesia triggered by the Omicron variant is expected to occur in mid-February, the Health Ministry said.The peak will probably happen in the second or third week of February, with daily cases up to 40,000 to 55,000, spokesperson for the Health Ministry's Covid-19 vaccination program Siti Nadia Tarmizi said.Till date, the country has recorded 506 Omicron cases, including 84 local transmissions, as well as 1,384 probable cases of the variant based on the S-gene target failure (SGTF) swab test method.Thousands of probable Omicron cases are currently in the process of whole genome sequencing, Tarmizi said, adding that the daily number of Covis-19 cases in the country continues to rise with the total tally at 4,268,890.Indonesia has managed to cope with the second wave of transmissions of the Delta variant, which saw a peak of 56,757 cases on July 15, 2021.
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