The new variant of the Corona Omicron virus, which has another name B.1.1.529, has now been detected in several countries, including Indonesia.
The Omicron variant has been detected in Indonesia since last night, this was conveyed by the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia, Budi Gunadi Sadikin through a press statement on Thursday (16/12/2021).
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus was confirmed positive in infecting 1 asymptomatic patient from Indonesia with the initials N, a cleaning worker at the Wisma Atlet Hospital.
The Ministry of Health has also detected 5 probable cases of Omicron, and a genome sequencing test is currently being carried out. Characteristics or Symptoms of Omicron
Quoted from foxnews.com, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that the symptoms of the Omicron variant are as follows:
a. fever or chills
b. cough
c. shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
d. fatigue
e. muscle or body pain
f. headache
g. loss of new taste or smell, sore throat
h. stuffy nose or runny nose
i. nausea or vomiting
j. diarrhea.
The Minister of Health also conveyed that the public should always obey the applicable health protocols.
"Don't worry, don't panic, we can still live as usual and most importantly stay alert," the Minister of Health said to all Indonesian citizens.
Budi Gunadi Sadikin said that people must maintain vigilance by following health protocols, especially in terms of wearing masks and maintaining distance. accelerate vaccination as a preventive measure.
How to prevent transmission of Omicron
WHO asked countries to do the following as a precautionary measure:
- increase surveillance efforts against circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants
- complete data on the database of transmission spikes
- report infected cases/clusters
- conduct field investigations and laboratory assessments to increase understanding of the potential impact of new variant viruses and carry out diagnostic methods, immune responses, neutralizing antibodies, or other relevant characteristics to anticipate them. In addition, the public is reminded to always follow the recommended health protocols to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19.
The recommended steps are as follows:
- Use the right mask
- Maintain hand hygiene
- Maintain a physical distance of at least 1 meter from other people
- Increase indoor ventilation
- Avoid crowds
- Carry out vaccinations
- when coughing or sneezing cover with bent elbow or tissue, meanwhile Chronology of Omicron Covid-19 Variant Enters Indonesia, Initially 3 Positive Patients at Wisma Atlet
Thursday, 16 December 2021 11:46 WIBThe Minister of Health (Menkes), Budi Gunadi Sadikin, announced the latest news on the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus (Covid-19) in Indonesia.
Confirmed, a patient tested positive for the Omicron variant.
In a press conference video on the Indonesian Ministry of Health's YouTube on Thursday (12/16/2021), initially, the Minister of Health stated that three people at the Wisma Atlet Hospital had tested positive for Covid-19. Subsequently, the PCR test results from the three patients were sent to the Ministry of Health for follow-up.
The results of a more in-depth test stated that one of the three patients was positive for Omicron.
The patient with the initials N is currently undergoing quarantine at the Wisma Atlet Hospital. Patient N is a cleaner at the Wisma Atlet Hospital, undergoing routine PCR tests on December 8.
The results were then sent to the Ministry of Health, received by the Ministry of Health on December 10. There were 3 positive PCR confirmations, of the three tested, one of three positives for Omicron. These three people are asymptomatic, still healthy, with no fever, no cough.
(Patient) has been tested by PCR again, it is negative (Covid-19).
Currently undergoing quarantine at the Wisma Athlete Hospital."Don't Panic
Minister of Health (Menkes) Budi Gunadi Sadikin announced that a new variant of the coronavirus, Omicron, was detected in Indonesia.
According to Budi, the variant was detected by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday (15/12/2021) night.
"The Ministry of Health last night detected a patient N whose initials were confirmed by Omicron on December 15," said the Minister of Health, quoted from the Ministry of Health's Youtube show, Thursday (12/16/2021). We have also confirmed the data to GISAID that the sequencing data is correct. is omicron," he added.
The Minister of Health said that patient N was a cleaning worker at the Wisma Atlet Hospital. However, the Minister of Health appealed to the public not to panic and live as normal while still adhering to health protocols.