Indonesia predicts peak cases of COVID-19 Omicron BA.4, BA.5 in July: health minister
STORY: Indonesia predicts peak cases of COVID-19 Omicron BA.4, BA.5 in July: health minister
DATELINE: June 15, 2022
LENGTH: 00:00:54
LOCATION: Jakarta
CATEGORY: HEALTH
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1. various of booster vaccination
2. SOUNDBITE (Bahasa Indonesia): BUDI GUNADI SADIKIN, Indonesian Health Minister (Courtesy of BPMI)
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The Indonesian government has predicted that peak cases of COVID-19 Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 in the country will take place in July, a month after the first case was detected, based on its experience in dealing with previous waves of transmission, Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin said Monday.
SOUNDBITE (Bahasa Indonesia): BUDI GUNADI SADIKIN, Indonesian Health Minister
"Therefore, we may see the peak of the BA.4 and BA.5 cases in the second or third week of July. The peak may not be high if we are well-prepared, including with the boosters."
The southeast Asian country has confirmed eight patients with these subvariants, including three imported cases. The other five were
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