Several Specimens Suspected Of A New Variant Of COVID-19 Are Being Examined In The Laboratory

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JAKARTA - The DKI Health Office together with the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) and private laboratories are examining specimens suspected of being a new variant of the corona virus (COVID-19). further study, we will send it to Litbangkes and private labs to detect whether there is a new variant or not," said the Head of the Jakarta Health Office, Widyastuti at City Hall, Thursday, April 7, quoted from Antara. ", "treatment" (3T). It's just that the DKI Jakarta Health Office has adjusted the regulation of the COVID-19 Task Force Circular (SE) regarding Foreign Travel Actors (PPLN). Task Force on April 5," he said.

For PPLN, the "entry test" is carried out if it shows symptoms. If the vaccine is complete, there is no need for quarantine.

"If the temperature is above 37 degrees, then an 'entry test' will be carried out," he said. However, the DKI Jakarta Health Service continues to increase efforts to detect the new variant of COVID-19 which is reported to have entered Thailand. DKI Health continues to boost vaccination by opening vaccination points in places of worship. The DKI Provincial Government (Pemprov) took advantage of the tarawih prayer moment to speed up the vaccination rate, moreover the MUI fatwa said vaccination did not invalidate fasting.

Based on data from April 6 2022, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Health Office noted that the number of active cases in Jakarta rose by 217 cases so that the number of active cases is now 5,455 (people who are still being treated/isolated). specimen. Of these tests, 12,203 people were tested by PCR to diagnose new cases with 753 positive and 11,450 negative results. In addition, 20,373 antigen tests were also carried out, with 174 positive and 20,199 negative results. The positive antigen test results in Jakarta were not included in the total positive cases because all were reconfirmed by PCR. For vaccination, a total dose of 1 had reached 12,483,133 people with a proportion of 70.3 percent being residents with DKI Jakarta ID cards and 29.7 percent residents KTP non DKI. While dose 2 reached 10,585,620 people with the proportion of 73.5 percent being residents with KTP DKI and 26.5 percent residents KTP non DKI. The total dose 3 to date is 2,847,999 people.