Omicron Patient In Bandung Had Symptoms Of Cough

Acting Mayor of Bandung Yana Mulyana/PHOTO VIA ANTARA

BANDUNG - Acting Mayor of Bandung Yana Mulyana said that some of the six patients who were confirmed to have COVID-19, the Omicron variant in Bandung, had experienced coughing symptoms.

Even so, he said in Bandung, West Java, Thursday, some of the six people confirmed by Omicron had tested negative based on the PCR swab test.

"Some of them are in the hospital, some have gone home," he said, quoted by Antara, Thursday, January 20.

According to him, the six people were exposed to Omicron from local transmission. The six people have no travel history from abroad.

"So this proves that in fact Omicron already exists, but again I just urge you to stay vigilant," he said.

With the six confirmed cases of Omicron, his party appealed to the public to remain vigilant and not panic.

"People don't need to panic, because it might just become an endemic. It's already endemic," he said.

The six people were declared confirmed Omicron based on the results of the Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) test conducted by the Regional Health Laboratory (Labkesda) of West Java. The six people are known to be residents of the city of Bandung.