Added 92 Cases Today, Total People Exposed To Omicron Variant In Indonesia Becomes 506

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JAKARTA - Cases of infection with the SARS-CoV-2 variant of the B.1.1.529 or Omicron coronavirus in Indonesia increased by 92 cases per day. This brings the total number of cases to 506.

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Health, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, said 415 of the 506 people infected with Omicron were Indonesian citizens and foreign nationals who had a history of traveling abroad. While the number of patients with Omicron infection who experienced local transmission was 84 people.

The majority of people who get Omicron do not experience any symptoms of illness or only have mild symptoms that do not require hospitalization. The Ministry of Health, continued Nadia, provides health services remotely for COVID-19 patients who are self-isolating at home.

"We are collaborating with 17 telemedicine platforms to provide doctor consultation services and free drug delivery services for COVID-19 patients who are undergoing isolation at home," she said in an official statement quoted by Antara, Wednesday, January 12.

He added that the Ministry of Health included the use of the drugs Monulpiravir and Plaxlovid in the treatment of COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms.

Nadia appealed to residents to be ready to face the wave of Omicron transmission because the variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 spreads very quickly.

In an effort to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission, in addition to enforcing travel rules and strict quarantine provisions, the government seeks to increase citizens' immunity against the corona virus attack by providing services for providing third-dose vaccination or booster vaccinations for residents aged 18 years and over.