Bantul Regent: Beware Of Omicron Contagion, But No Need To Panic

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BANTUL - Bantul Regent Abdul Halim Muslih asked the people in the district to be aware of the transmission of the COVID-19 variant of the omicron which is spreading so fast, but there is no need to panic.

"There are COVID-19 patients from Bantul who have been tested to find out whether Omicron is or not, we are waiting for the results, but yesterday during a webinar with the Minister of Health (Minister of Health) so that we don't need to panic," said Abdul Halim in Bantul, Yogyakarta Special Region, reported Between, Saturday, January 29th.

According to him, the transmission of the omicron variant will take place rapidly, meaning that it spreads faster than the delta variant, but the recovery of confirmed patients is also fast.

"On average, the omicron is OTG (people without symptoms), not as bad as the delta variant, so with the omicron character like that, we haven't thought about closing tourist objects, closing industrial sites, diverting traffic flow, that's not it," he said.

Thus, he said, for the time being, the district government still sees that this variant of omicron is not dangerous, even though in the Jakarta area there are thousands who have been affected, but the results of the study are that once a week it heals, there are no serious symptoms.

"So there is no need for isolation in a hospital (hospital), just self-isolate at home, don't just go anywhere, it will heal on its own, this is according to the Minister of Health," he said. there is panic, let alone efforts to restore the economy to the point where it is back again, because the economy in the community has been positive and most importantly tightened health protocols.

"Today, traders are starting to get busy, the industry is starting to get busy, don't let it back down. Right now, people are a bit loose, a bit slack in health protocols, we think the pandemic is over, but it's not. he said.

Data from the Bantul COVID-19 Task Force as of Friday (28/1) showed a total of 57,477 positive cases, with a recovery rate of 55,859, while 1,570 deaths were recorded, so 48 people are still in isolation.