The government continues to make efforts in handling and preventing COVID-19. One of them is by providing Isoman (Independent Isolation) telemedicine program or service which can be accessed through https://isoman.kemkes.go.id/ for confirmed patients of the COVID-19 Omicron variant. Through this service, COVID-19 patients can get teleconsultation services and free medicine packages.

Friday, February 25, 2022. Director General of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Lucia Rizka Andalucia accompanied by Director of Pharmaceutical Production and Distribution Agusdini Banun Saptaningsih held a meeting and directly reviewed the readiness of the fostered areas in DI. Yogyakarta in facing the peak of the Omicron wave. The meeting was held in a hybrid manner (online and offline) to discuss the acceleration of vaccinations, drug availability, telemedicine and oxygen.

It was conveyed that the achievements of the DIY vaccination program based on KPCPEN data as of February 25, 2022 at 05.08 WIB reached a total of 6,351,571 injections (110.28%) with the first vaccine dose of 3,166,241 (109.95%), the second vaccine dose of 2,901,933 (100.77%), the third / booster vaccine dose of 283,397 (9.84%). The Director General of Pharmaceuticals hopes that DIY can accelerate the booster vaccine because it is an effort to increase and maintain immunity from the threat of Omicron variants and reduce the severity of the disease if infected.

On the same day, the Director General of Pharmaceuticals also had the opportunity to directly review village-style telemedicine at the Bambanglipuro Health Center in Bantul Regency and the supply of medical oxygen managed by Omah Oksigen Yogyakarta. The Director General hopes that there will be no more oxygen shortages as happened in the Delta variant case.