KSP Confirms The Findings Of 4 Cases Of The Omicron Variant In Bekasi Are Not True, The Fact Is That They Were Exposed To The Delta Variant

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JAKARTA - The Main Expert of the Presidential Staff Office (KSP) Abraham Wirotomo clarified the statement from the Bekasi District Health Office which found four cases of COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529 or Omicron.

Abraham said he had asked for an explanation directly from the Head of the Bekasi District Health Office, Sri Enny Mainiarti. Based on his confession, it turned out that the four cases found were variants of Delta or B.1617.2 and not Omicron.

"The results of a search by the Bekasi Health Office team to the laboratory that carried out the testing showed that the four people who tested positive for COVID-19 were actually positive for Delta, not Omicron as is being discussed. The four positive residents have been quarantined, and tracing was also carried out on close contacts. Steps "The steps have been carried out according to the protocol," Abraham said in his statement, Wednesday, December 8.

Previously, the Bekasi Regency Government, West Java revealed that it had found four residents exposed to the Omicron variant of COVID-19 based on the results of the whole genome sequencing (WGS) examination.

This was revealed by the Head of the Bekasi District Health Office, Sri Enny Mainiarti, on the official website of eksikab.go.id. Sri said the four Omicron cases found in Bekasi were residents of Jakarta.

"So the 4 residents who were exposed to the Omicron virus were not residents of Bekasi Regency but residents of DKI Jakarta," said Enny as quoted on the official website of the Bekasi Regency Government.

Enny said that the four residents who were exposed to the Omicron virus were discovered after traveling from abroad. They tested positive for COVID-19 of the Omicron type after examining samples at the Farmalab laboratory.

Until this afternoon, press releases on the official website of the Bekasi Regency Government can still be accessed. However, since 13:55 WIB, the page is no longer accessible to the public.

VOI again asked for confirmation from the Ministry of Health regarding the findings of the four Omicron cases. Apparently, the Ministry of Health denied the news that Omicron had entered Indonesia.

"It's not true (there are 4 cases of Omicron). Until now there is no Omicron," said Nadia in a short message to VOI.