More, Omicron In Jakarta Now Reaches 252 Cases

Jakarta Deputy Governor Riza Patria/DOK Diah Ayu-VOI

JAKARTA - Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria said that there were dozens of new cases of the Omicron variant in Jakarta per day. So, currently, 252 cases of Omicron have been detected in Jakarta.

"Omicron in Jakarta has reached 252 in total. There are 90 additional Omicron cases today", said Riza at DKI City Hall, Central Jakarta, Tuesday, January 4.

Riza said that of the total Omicron cases detected by genome sequencing, 239 were imported cases or foreign travelers and 13 other cases were infected from the local transmission.

Currently, Jakarta is implementing PPKM (Community Activity Restrictions) Level 2 and has held face-to-face learning (PTM) with a capacity of 100 percent of students in schools.

To anticipate the continued spread of Omicron, Riza admitted that the DKI Provincial Government will coordinate with the central government regarding the possibility of special policies.

"Later, we will continue to coordinate with the central government what special policies will be. In principle, we will follow the policies that will be taken by the center", said Riza.

Previously, the DKI Provincial Government revealed that there were 162 findings of Omicron cases in DKI Jakarta as of January 3. The majority of cases are foreign travelers. Meanwhile, six of the cases were infected from the local transmission and had no history of going abroad.

The majority of Omicron cases found in Jakarta had no symptoms or OTG, while the rest had mild symptoms.

As long as they are positive, the Omicron case in Jakarta is undergoing isolation at the Wisma Atlet Hospital Kemayoran, Sulianti Saroso Hospital, and the hotel that is being used as a place of isolation. However, they are not allowed to isolate in their respective homes.