Head Of DKI DPRD: God Forbid, Don't Let Omicron Spread Like Delta In June

Chairman of the DKI Jakarta DPRD Prasetyo Edi Marsudi/PHOTO DOK VOI- DIAH AYU

JAKARTA - The chairman of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Prasetyo Edi Marsudi, asked the DKI Provincial Government to act quickly in anticipating the findings of the COVID-19 case variant B.1.1.529 or Omicron that had entered Indonesia, namely at the Wisma Atlet Central Jakarta.

Prasetyo does not want the pandemic condition in the capital to return to a period of spike in COVID-19 cases due to the spread of the Delta variant since June and July 2021.

"Don't let it happen, God forbid the baby, don't let Omicron spread like what happened in June-July. We have to be ready," Prasetyo told reporters, Friday, December 17.

Prasetyo reminded the DKI Provincial Government that currently Jakarta is again implementing PPKM Level 1 with a number of easing from the previous PPKM Level 2 implementation. The DKI Provincial Government must anticipate the public's euphoria during the Christmas and New Year holiday periods.

"I ask the Provincial Government, the COVID-19 team must be more responsive, not pending. The euphoria of the people of Jakarta is extraordinary about the new year, I think that can be tamed," said Prasetyo.

On the other hand, Prasetyo asked the residents of the capital to be disciplined in implementing health protocols. In addition, he asked residents to follow the COVID-19 vaccination. "Please have a vaccine. This is only one medicine, a vaccine," he continued.

Previously, it was known that the Omicron COVID-19 case had been found in Indonesia. This was announced by the Minister of Health, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, Thursday, December 16.

The Minister of Health explained that three cleaners at the Wisma Atlet RSDC showed positive results for COVID-19. They were exposed to COVID-19 as of December 8, 2021. Then, the WGS sample of this cleaner was sent to the Balitbangkes of the Ministry of Health on December 10, 2021 to perform a whole genome sequencing examination.

As a result, one in three cases was exposed to the Omicron variant as of December 15. They have now returned to PCR and showed negative results. "There are 3 cleaning workers at the Wisma Atlet RSDC who were positive for PCR but one person who was confirmed positive for Omicron was on December 15," Budi said on Thursday, December 16.

Budi said the three positive people, including one case of Omicron, had been quarantined at the Wisma Atlet and had no symptoms, had no fever or cough. "They have taken a second PCR, and the PCR results are all negative," said Budi. Budi said there were also 5 probable cases of Omicron, two cases were Indonesian citizens who had just returned from the United States and England, both of whom were isolated at Wisma Atlet. Then, 3 foreigners from China who landed in Manado.