Omicron Cases Increase To 19 Cases, IDI: Tracing And Quarantine Matters

JAKARTA - New cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Indonesia have increased again. Recently, the Ministry of Health noted that there were an additional 11 new cases of omicron in Indonesia, based on the results of Whole Genome Sequencing on Friday, December 24. This brings the total number of positive confirmed cases of Omicron in Indonesia to 19.

Based on a report from the Ministry of Health, the 11 additional Omicron cases are imported cases. As many as 11 people who were confirmed positive for Omicron were people who had recently returned from Turkey, Japan, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia. considered that it was very important to carry out contact tracing or tracing of people who were in close contact with patients with the Omicron variant to prevent the spread of the variant from South Africa in Indonesia. Zubairi, Sunday, December 26.

Mainly, tracing contacts with these 11 people so that if they are detected, they can immediately be quarantined so that the transmission stops

"But, of course, this tracing contact from one case must have at least 30 people being traced, in order to find cases and find cases and quarantine them," he continued. On the other hand, Zubairi urges the government to continue to tighten quarantine and massive testing of people who have just returned from abroad so that it doesn't happen like the Delta variant. "Because there is more and more evidence that this booster can prevent us from being infected with Omicron, we immediately start the booster program," he stressed. Most importantly, added Zubairi, the public must continue to maximize health protocols (prokes) such as masks, washing hands, and maintaining social distance. "Don't congregate, don't celebrate together, to mourn, pay tribute, especially if there's a concert that has been temporarily postponed, now it's the Omicron era," he concluded.

It is known that the 11 new confirmed cases of Omicron are imported cases, originating from international travelers who recently returned from Turkey, Japan, South Korea and Saudi Arabia.

Currently, all of them are in quarantine in Jakarta. The 11 cases are: 1. DAH, male, 58 years old, from Turkey

2. NAN, male, 21 years old, from Turkey

3. SS, male, 53, from Turkey

4. ADS, male, 49 years old, from Turkey

5. NF, female, 59 years old, from Turkey

6. ASPP, male, 21 years old, from Turkey

7. R, male, 33 years old, from Japan

8. AW, male, 32 years old, from South Korea

9. RP, male, 40 years old, from Japan

10. W, male, 44 years old, from Japan

11. I, male, 28 years old, from Saudi Arabia

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