Omicron Hoax In Bekasi, Polda Metro Jaya Talks This

JAKARTA - Polda Metro Jaya has stated that it will not investigate the fake news about the entry of Omicron or the new variant of COVID-19 in Indonesia. Although the news has an impact on unrest in the community.

"Yes (not investigated), said the Head of Public Relations of the Polda Metro Jaya Kombes E. Zulpan to reporters, Friday, December 10.

No investigation was carried out because there was no clarification regarding the news. The Ministry of Health emphasized that there was no spread of the Omicron virus.

"So regarding the Omicron news, it has been clarified. As soon as the news went up, right at that moment, I don't think it changed days, right, only a few hours later," said Zulpan.

"This has been directly clarified by the Health Service from Bekasi, then from the Level I Regional Government and also from the COVID-19 Task Force, including from the KSP which has also clarified that it is not true," he continued.

Therefore, said Zulpan, the hoax news will not be investigated. Polda Metro emphasizes the most important thing at this time is maintaining the safety and comfort of the community.

"So they have clarified that the news is not true, so we don't make people panic," said Zulpan.

The COVID-19 Task Force previously confirmed that cases infected with the Omicron variant had not yet been found in Indonesia.

"Currently, the government continues to monitor the distribution of the COVID-19 variant through the sequencing of specimens of travelers at each entrance spread across Indonesia, and until now there have been no cases of Omicron variants found," said Spokesperson for the COVID-19 Task Force, Prof. Wiku Adisasmito, quoted by Antara, Thursday. , December 9th.

He hopes that a number of anticipatory steps that have been taken early by the government can stem the import of the Omicron variant.

The government, continued Wiku, is also committed to optimizing testing capacity, especially testing tools that have high sensitivity to detect various variants of COVID-19.

"Currently, laboratories throughout Indonesia have been able to detect genetic characteristics of about 500-600 samples per day to support efforts to increase the number of squencing, especially specimens of travelers from countries detected as having community transmission due to the Omicron variant," he said.