Ministry Of Health Finds Corona Virus Variant B117 And B1351 Into Indonesia Brought Migrant Workers From Malaysia

Covid-19 Handling Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health Siti Nadia Tarmizi. (Photo: Andi Firdaus/Antara)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health (Ministry of Health) confirmed a new case of coronavirus transmission caused by COVID-19 variant B117 from the UNITED Kingdom and variant B1351 from South Africa.Spokesperson for handling COVID-19 Ministry of Health Siti Nadia Tarmizi on Monday said that the transmission of two variants of coronavirus resulting from the mutation was found in migrant workers returning to Indonesia." The mutation of the new virus was carried by Indonesian migrant workers (PMI) who returned home," he reported antara, Monday, May 17.Siti Nadia said that the transmission of corona virus variants resulting from the mutation was detected in an examination using pcr method on two migrant workers who were undergoing quarantine at a government facility.

Both migrant workers are infected with a new variant of coronavirus, according to Siti Nadia, currently still undergoing quarantine and in good condition. With the addition of the two cases, Siti Nadia said, the number of cases of corona virus transmission variant B117 is entirely 14 cases and the number of cases of transmission of coronavirus variant B1351 is a total of 2 cases. Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin during a press briefing in Jakarta on Monday morning said that two new cases of mutated coronavirus transmission were found in East Java. "Both are Indonesian migrant workers coming from Malaysia," he said. The Minister of Health asked regional heads to increase the examination to detect the transmission of new variants of coronavirus and remind citizens to be disciplined in carrying out health protocols to avoid the transmission of coronavirus.