COVID-19 Cases In Jayapura City Spread Again

Head of the Jayapura City Health Office, Dr. Nyoman Antari. (ANTARA/Evarukdijati)

JAYAPURA - The case of COVID-19 in Jayapura City spread again until Wednesday, January 26, there were 16 positive people spread across three districts, namely North Jayapura District, Abepura and Heran District.

The Head of the Jayapura City Health Office, Nyoman Antari, admitted that in the last four days the number of COVID-19 cases had increased.

Initially, Sunday, January 16, the first cases emerged from travelers who had just arrived in Jayapura, then Monday, January 24 increased by five cases to six cases, Tuesday, January 25 increased by five cases to 11 cases and Wednesday, January 26 added five cases to 16 cases .

"Additional cases of COVID-19 were not only found by travelers but also from residents who wanted to travel to carry out PCR tests," said Nyoman, quoted by Antara, Thursday, January 27.

Admittedly, COVID-19 cases have also infected toddlers who are now being treated at a number of hospitals in Jayapura, while other positive residents are reluctant to be hospitalized.

The resident who was positive for COVID-19 chose to self-quarantine because he felt his condition was stable, said Nyoman while asking the community to tighten health protocols again.

When asked if they had been exposed to the Omicron variant, he could not be sure because it was still being investigated at the Papua Research and Development Agency in Jayapura.

"We are still waiting for the results of the research conducted by the Health Research and Development Center," said the Head of the Jayapura City Health Office, Dr. Nyoman Antari.