Minister Of Health: Omicron's Highest Local Transmission Is In DKI Jakarta

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JAKARTA - Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said 90 percent of new cases of local transmission occurred in DKI Jakarta. Specially DKI Jakarta is targeted as the main battlefield against Omicron.

"We must ensure that we can withstand the war against Omicron in Jakarta. Although there is no need to panic, we must be careful and vigilant," said Minister of Health Budi in a virtual press conference, Sunday, January 16.

Budi emphasized that health protocols in Jakarta must be improved, the use of PeduliLindung must be tightened, testing tracing, and centralized isolation must also be tightened again.

"It is recommended not to crowd and there is too much mobility. Just do what normally is now done but avoid crowds. It is recommended not to go abroad, if you don't need to travel outside the city, we will also reduce it if it can be done with zoom," said the Minister of Health.

According to him, these steps will reduce the rate of transmission of Omicron which is predicted to rise very high and fast in Greater Jakarta in the next few weeks.

Apart from health protocols, continued Budi, surveillance was also asked to be increased. The government, he said, had asked the TNI-Polri for assistance so that testing and tracing would be tightened again.

"Please test, tighten tracing of residents. Then if there is isolation, the third is in addition to health protocols and surveillance, it is certain that all Jabodetabek people will have their booster vaccinations accelerated so that they are ready if the Omicron wave is high," said Minister of Health Budi.