Indonesia covid cases - Indonesia expects Covid cases to rise despite stricter curbs

 But the number of tracers were reduced at the end of March, Dr Pane said, after the infection rate started to decline.

These places were highlighted because they contributed to 70 per cent of the infections in the country.

Lessons learned from horror of Delta wave Indonesia reported its first case of the Omicron variant in mid-December and recorded cases have risen rapidly since early February.

Therefore, the success of Indonesia's pandemic control will depend on how the government handles the situation on these islands.