Indonesian President Joko Widodo has urged people to stick to health protocols and ensure they are vaccinated against Covid-19, after the world’s fourth most populous country detected its first domestic case of the Omicron variant, reports Reuters.

Jokowi, as the president is known, said the arrival of the highly transmissible variant, which has been reported in more than 70 countries, had been inevitable and warned the public against being complacent while less stringent measures were in place.

“I ask people who have not received the vaccine twice, immediately go to a health facility and get the vaccine,” he said in a live streamed address.

“Even though the domestic situation is close to normal, don’t slack off implementing health protocols.”