Good News, All Omicron Infection Patients In BN 1 In Jakarta Have Recovered

JAKARTA - Head of the Surveillance, Epidemiology and Immunization Section of the DKI Jakarta Health Office, Ngabila Salama, said that all patients infected with Omicron BN 1 in Jakarta had recovered. In fact, the diagnosis of the last 1 case on November 14, 2022 was also declared cured.

"In October there were 14 cases and in November there were 10 cases. There were no additional cases," said Ngabila, Sunday, December 11.

Ngabila asked the public not to panic. The reason is, until now the BN 1 variant is not the dominant variant in Jakarta. The weekly proportion is only 3 percent of the genome sequencing results.

"Whatever the variant, the prevention remains with mask discipline. Prevent death and longcovid with complete vaccination. Effort to survive in the pandemic era," he said.

Ngabila said that until now, there had been no additional cases of BN.1 Omicron in Jakarta.

"All BN.1 cases in Jakarta have recovered," he said.

Previously, the Head of the Epidemiological Surveillance and Immunization Section of the DKI Jakarta Health Office, Ngabila Salama, revealed that currently there have been 24 cases of BN.1 COVID-19 in Jakarta. BN.1 is a derivative of the Omicron variant.

Ngabila revealed that the majority of BN.1 cases experienced mild symptoms. Almost all case transmission comes from local transmission and one case of foreign travelers (PPLN).

"Of the 24 patients of BN.1 domiciled in Jakarta. As many as 30 percent are asymptomatic, 70 percent are mild. Only one is PPLN, the other is local transmission," Ngabila said in a short message, Friday, December 9.

Ngabila explained, all BN.1 cases carried out treatment at home in self-isolation. Furthermore, Ngabila said that the BN.1 case was first detected in Jakarta since October 10, 2022.