The Omicron BA.2 sub-variant has been detected in 19 provinces in Indonesia, spokesperson for the COVID-19 Handling Task Force Wiku Adisasmito stated at an online press conference on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
“No matter what the current condition is, our collective goal is to control positive cases and deaths to consistently reduce them,” he noted during the Indonesia Press Conference for COVID-19 Handling Development.<\/p>\n
According to data from GISAID on March 13, since the start of 2022, Indonesia is experiencing a rise in the number of Omicron BA.2 cases.<\/p>\n
The sub-variant has been detected in 19 provinces and the total number of cases has reached 8,302 based on the genome sequencing examination.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, this occurs when the COVID-19 vaccination coverage is declining at the national level.<\/p>\n
Hence, Adisasmito urged the people to immediately visit the nearest health facility to receive the complete dose and booster vaccination.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, he also urged the regional governments to expedite COVID-19 vaccination to realize herd immunity and keep people safe from the sub-variant.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Health Ministry’s spokesperson\u00a0Siti Nadia Tarmizi\u00a0noted that the Omicron BA.2 sub-variant contributes to an increase in the number of patients in several countries.<\/p>\n
“Several nations, whose infection rate we study and observe, such as Hong Kong, South Korea, and England, experience a rise in treatment cases due to a surge in the number of cases of the new Omicron variant, specifically the BA.2 sub-variant,” she explained.<\/p>\n
Indonesia is currently on alert for a potential spike in cases influenced by the BA.2 sub-variant, as the sub-variant has a high or fast transmission rate.<\/p>\n
Its general symptom is similar to the BA.1 sub-variant that currently dominates the virus distribution pattern across Indonesia.<\/p>\n
However, COVID-19 vaccines distributed in Indonesia were confirmed to still be effective in prevention against all sub-variants of Omicron.<\/p>\n
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Source: \u00a0Antara News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"