Difficulty Tracing the History of Omicron Patients from Surabaya While in Bali, Kadinkes: He Forgot Where He Was
The head of the Bali Provincial Health Office, Ketut Suarjaya, admitted that he had difficulty tracking where the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 patient from Surabaya was while in Bali. His party is currently still coordinating with the East Java Covid-19 Task Force, including with the patient regarding his visit while in Bali. "He forgot where he was and who he was with, what is clear is that he had traveled to several places, but he doesn't remember who he met with," said Suarjaya. The patient also did not specify the number of tourist attractions he visited while in Bali. "He just said tourist attractions, he didn't go into details and didn't know who he met, he didn't know. This was a bit of a hassle. But he said he had used the PeduliLindung application," he said. Travel history Based on data received by Suarjaya, the Surabaya resident is known to use the land route to Bali and visit several places on the Island of the Gods on December 20-25, 2021. "Domestic tourists from Surabaya. He (via) land, uses a private car from Surabaya, he stays in the Sawangan area, Nusa Dua," said Suarjaya. Suarjaya ensured that all places visited by the tourist and people who had close contact with him would be subjected to PCR swabs. At this stage, he will focus on people who have close contact with the place where the tourist is staying. "The tracing has been carried out on close contacts at the accommodation and continued with PCR swabs," he said. All samples from the PCR swab results, Suarjaya continued, will be sent directly to the Health Research and Development laboratory of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia to be investigated for the types of Covid-19 variants. "(Sent) to Litbangkes, because this case (Surabaya residents) is already Omicron, right," he said. He also appealed to residents in Bali to always comply with health protocols. If he finds symptoms of Covid-19 such as flu, he asks to immediately report to the nearest Covid-19 Task Force. "Now (the Covid-19 case in Bali) is still sloping, hopefully, there won't be a spike in cases," he said.
Omicron detected in East Java, here are a series of facts
The Omicron variant was detected in East Java (Jatim). The first patient in the Omicron case in East Java is a resident of Surabaya. He was exposed to Omicron after traveling from Bali. Based on his travel history, this patient visited the Island of the Gods using a private car. He spent the night in the Nusa Dua area, Badung Regency, Bali. Here, Kompas.com summarizes the facts related to the first case of Omicron in East Java. The Covid-19 variant B.1.1.529 or Omicron was found in East Java. A spokesman for the East Java Covid-19 Curative Task Force, Dr. Makhyan Jibril Alfarabi, said this finding was based on a statement from the Chair of the Institute of Tropical Disease (ITD) and a research team from Universitas Airlangga (Unair) Prof. Dr. Maria Lucia Inge Lusida. "It's true, as stated by ITD Unair, the Omicron variant has been detected in the East Java region," he said, Sunday (2/1/2022). When asked about detailed data regarding this case, Jibril admitted that he was still completing it. "We are collecting the data. This is inevitable because one of the characteristics of this variant is that the transmission is very fast," he said. The first Omicron patient in East Java was exposed after a trip to Bali. The Surabaya resident is known to have spent the night in the Nusa Dua area, Badung Regency. He visited several tourist attractions from December 20 to 25, 2021. Head of the Bali Provincial Health Office (Dinkes) Ketut Suarjaya explained that his party is currently coordinating with the East Java Covid-19 Task Force. The Bali Health Office is also mapping which tourist attractions the patient visited while in Bali. "He just said (to) a tourist spot. He didn't go into details and he also didn't know who he met, he didn't know. This was a bit of a hassle. But he said he had used the PeduliLindung application," he explained, Sunday. With the findings of the Omicron case, the Bali Provincial Government will trace the patient's close contacts. Suarjaya said all places visited by tourists would be tracked. Currently, the Bali Health Office is focusing on people who are in close contact with the tourist's place of stay. "Tragging has been carried out on close contacts at the accommodation and tomorrow will continue with PCR swabs," he said, Sunday. Later, all samples from the PCR swab results will be sent to the Health Research and Development laboratory of the Indonesian Ministry of Health to be investigated for the type of Covid-19 variant. blocking area in the patient's family home. "We block the areas where he is located, as well as for other places," he explained, Sunday. He stated that if a resident was found with a positive test result, tracing would be carried out immediately. "So we continue to do (tracing), it doesn't change from the previous year," he said.