5 Facts You Need to Know About Covid-19 Omicron Variant

Monday, 29 November 2021 – 12:26 GMT+7
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The government will also increase the quarantine time for foreigners and Indonesian citizens traveling from abroad outside the countries listed.

"It's going to be seven days from the previous three days. This quarantine policy will be implemented starting November 29 at midnight," said Luhut.

5. The list of countries prohibited from entering Indonesia is being closely monitored

Luhut said the list of existing countries could increase or decrease based on evaluations that would be carried out periodically.

The Ministry of Health will carry out genomic sequencing, especially for positive cases from overseas travel.

"We will see the development of this variant in the next two weeks. Good cooperation with the international community is very much needed," said Luhut. (mcr10/mcr20/jpnn)

This news has been broadcast on JPNN.com with the title: 5 Fakta yang Perlu Diketahui soal Varian Omicron, Nomor 2 Bikin Resah

These are five facts you should know about the Omicron variant, according to Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan.