Abstract Cases of Omicron-type Covid-19 have increased substantially worldwide. With the
opening of the Omicron 68 case as of 30 December 2021, Indonesia has become the fourth
largest country in Southeast Asia in terms of Covid cases. Singapore is in the first place, with
134 Omicron instances. This study aimed to find online news discourse regarding the
spread of the Omicron variant in Southeast Asia. The method used in this research is van
Dijk's Critical Discourse Analysis on online news via Kompas. com, news. abs-cbn. com, and …