JAKARTA - National Police (Polri) Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo said 254 positive cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 had been detected in Indonesia. Some of these cases are local transmission.

"Currently, 15 people have been found to be infected, confirmed positive due to local transmission," said General Sigit during the child vaccination program in Central Jakarta, Wednesday, January 5.

Meanwhile, the rest are Omicron patients who were exposed because they have a history of traveling from abroad. In fact, hundreds of people exposed to Omicron are airport officers. They are PCR officers.

"In which 239 came from foreign travelers," said Sigit.

"This is also our homework because we received information that several of our colleagues who were PCR officers at the airport had contracted the new variant of Omicron," he continued.

Therefore, the National Police will tighten all entrances to Indonesia. Especially in terms of implementing health protocols. Thus, it can prevent the entry of Omicron into Indonesia.

"What we have to do, of course, is strengthen the entry points, namely at the airport to the port," said Sigit.


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