Ministry of Health Announces 1 Omicron Case in Indonesia Local Transmission
The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) announced one case of local transmission of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in Indonesia. With the addition of these cases, there are a total of 47 Omicron cases in the country. "We report that there is one case of Omicron local transmission in Indonesia, so that as of Tuesday, December 28, there were 47 positive confirmed cases of Omicron in Indonesia, of which 46 cases were imported cases and one case was the local transmission," said Vaccination Spokesperson from the Ministry of Health, Siti Nadia Tarmizi at the conference. online press, Tuesday (12/28/2021). Nadia said the local transmission patient was a 37-year-old man. He had no history of traveling abroad in the last few months or having had contact with foreign travelers. The patient lives with his wife in Medan and visits Jakarta once a month. From the records, the husband and wife arrived in Jakarta on December 6. Then, on December 17th, the two of them visited a restaurant in SCBD. Furthermore, when they were about to return to Medan on December 19, both of them took an antigen test and were declared positive. Then PCR was carried out on December 20 and confirmation of Omicron was obtained from the laboratory on December 26, "said Nadia. Following up on this, the patient is currently under treatment. the evacuation process to conduct isolation at Sulianti Saroso Hospital, Jakarta The DKI Jakarta Health Service has also coordinated with the Tourism and Creative Economy Office (Parekraf) to carry out tracing at places visited by patients in SCBD around the patient's residence while in Jakarta. "Then, of course, PCR swabs will be carried out on several employees," said Nadia. to how to prevent it. Researchers reveal that there was a 100-fold explosion of Covid-19 cases in South Africa in November 2021, which was triggered by the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that the Omicron variant was detected for the first time in South Africa, and now 89 countries have reported cases of the new viral variant, including in Indonesia. Meanwhile, epidemiological data obtained from South Africa cannot be used to determine how large the transmission rate of the Omicron variant is. Experts say the Omicron variant is more contagious than other variants, which is thought to be the trigger for the explosion of cases, which is not only happening in South Africa. The UK also recorded a spike in Covid-19 cases due to the B.1.1.529 variant. Although in the initial report the Omicron variant was said to be milder, hospitalization cases due to this variant still occurred, and even one death case was recorded in the UK. which was first discovered in China. The characteristics of the symptoms of Covid-19 are similar to the symptoms of influenza virus infection. The appearance of symptoms is influenced by the patient's general health condition, as well as the level of the immune system and its ability to fight the virus. Based on limited findings in a limited number of patients, the common symptoms of the Omicron variant include: Fatigue Exhaustion muscle aches all over the body Headaches Sore throat Other less common symptoms of the Omicron variant include shortness of breath, loss of smell, and taste or anosmia.
Omicron Variant Local Transmission Patient Evacuated to Sulianti Saroso Hospital, Jakarta
The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) announced one case of local transmission of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in Indonesia. Currently, the patient is being evacuated to the Sulianti Saroso Infection Center Hospital (RSPI), Jakarta. "As a follow-up, of course, the person concerned is currently in the process of evacuating to isolate at the Sulianti Saroso Infection Center Hospital," said Vaccination Spokesperson from the Ministry of Health, Siti Nadia Tarmizi in an online press conference, Tuesday (12/28/2021). one case of local transmission, a total of 47 cases of Omicron in the country. In detail, 46 cases are imported cases and one case is the local transmission. Nadia explained that the local transmission patient was a 37-year-old man. He has no history of traveling abroad in the last few months or having had any contact with foreign travelers.