Minister Of Health Budi Opens Up, The Delta Variant COVID Has Spread To These 7 Provinces, Be Alert!

JAKARTA - Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said the spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19 had been detected in a number of provinces outside Java. Only, the spread of this variant is not evenly distributed.

"We see that they (the Delta variant) have started to spread outside Java," said Minister of Health Budi in a virtual working meeting with Commission IX of the DPR, Tuesday, July 13.

The distribution of the delta variant, he said, has reached other provinces such as Lampung, South Sumatra, Bengkulu, East Kalimantan, West Papua, and the Riau Islands.

"If we observe the spread and the rate of increase, these are the characteristics of variants of the delta mutation," he said.

According to Budi, the spread of this new variant was due to a significant spike in COVID-19 cases in several areas recently.

"Some of these provinces are already very high because of the explosion of the delta variant," he said.

He added that any number of additional hospitals would not be enough if people did not limit their mobility.

"I emphasize once again that whatever we do in the hospital will never be enough if we don't clean up the upstream side. If we are not disciplined to keep our distance, wear masks and don't go anywhere but stay at home," said the Minister of Health.