When Indonesia Is Still Fighting The Delta Variant Of COVID-19, Now It Is Necessary To Be Aware Of The Emergence Of The Lambda Variant
JAKARTA - The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified the COVID-19 C.37 variant or Lambda variant as Variant Under Investigation (VUI) or is being investigated after being found in a number of countries.
According to reports, six cases of the Lambda variant COVID-19 have been identified in the UK. All of the identified cases are also related to overseas travel.
As reported by Express UK, the UK's National Health Service (NHS), the symptoms of Lambda variant corona to watch out for are: - High temperature - Continuous coughing - Loss or changes in the sense of smell or taste
Citing DW News, virologist Pablo Tsukayama and his team at Cayetano University Heredia Lima have been tracking the evolution of the lambda variant in Peru for months after identifying it through genome testing. the coronavirus thing."
"Therefore, it is perhaps not surprising that a new variant has begun," Tsukayama told DW News.
Alpha (B.1.1.7), beta (B.1.351), delta (B.1.617.2) and gamma (P.1) are categorized as VUI by WHO. Classification indicates that they are more contagious and more difficult to treat. However, Public Health England said there is currently no evidence the Lambda variant causes more severe disease or makes the current vaccine any less effective. The Lambda variant was first discovered in Peru in August last year. The variant is said to have accounted for 82 percent of new cases in the country. One in three confirmed cases in Chile is variant C.37. This variant has been detected in 29 countries. Of that number, seven of them are in Latin America such as Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico and Chile. In Chile 32 percent of cases of the Lambda variant were detected in the last 60 days. Prior to Lambda, there are four other viruses that are most monitored by WHO, namely Alpha , Beta, Gamma and Delta After knowing a number of symptoms of the Lambda variant corona, make sure to adhere to the health protocols to avoid the transmission of COVID-19. DPR Asks the Government to Tighten Entrance to Indonesia
Because the new variant virus is very risky related to foreign travel, Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar reminded that there is super tight supervision at every arrival gate for foreigners and Indonesian citizens who come from abroad, both at airports, ports, and border entrances. the entrance must be super tightly guarded. Everyone who enters Indonesia must have their swab results checked and the 14-day quarantine must be optimized," Muhaimin told reporters, Wednesday, June 30. more optimal, especially for foreigners and Indonesian citizens who arrive from countries with a high potential for transmission of the new variant of Covid. "The key is that supervision at every entrance must be tightened. Of course, we all don't want to suddenly have local transmission of new variants from abroad, even though it is not. know when it came in and who brought it," he said.
In line with the leadership of the DPR, member of Commission I of the DPR RI for foreign affairs, Sukamta also warned the government to tighten entry gates to prevent the spread of imported cases of this variant. "The government needs to take valuable lessons from the failure to prevent the entry of the Delta variant of the corona virus, which first appeared in India, and was later detected in Indonesia," said Sukamta, Wednesday, June 30.
The PKS politician said that the opportunity for the Lambda variant to spread is possible if the government relaxes the policy for access to Indonesia. As is the case, when an Indian citizen arrives in the midst of a ban on going home within the country.
In fact, said Sukamta, several epidemiologists regretted Indonesia's tightened entry access policy, which only gave quarantine for five days. Even though the WHO recommendation clearly mentions 14 days.
"If the government is still ignorant about tightening entrances, it is very possible that the Lambda variant as well as other variants of the corona virus enter Indonesia," he said. Water.
In fact, there have been repeated public scrutiny about the entry of hundreds of foreign workers from China, as well as hundreds of Indians. Where all those who come from abroad have the potential to carry the virus, even though they have tested for COVID-19.
"Therefore, in the framework of the Emergency PPKM policy, the government also needs to tighten access to entrances to Indonesia, both through airports, ports and border gates," the deputy chairman of the PKS faction reminded.