Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has asked the government to tighten up controls at Indonesian entry indicate prevent the transmission of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, bearing in mind of a boost in international arrivals.
” In the previous week, there has been a fairly high boost in worldwide tourists at all entry points,” he stated at an online press conference on public activity limitations (PPKM) here on Monday.
There has been a boost in the number of travelers at all entryways to the nation, such as land, sea, and air, Sadikin kept in mind.
After observing the polymerase chain response (PCR) tests and the results of genome sequencing tests, it appears that the positivity rate of COVID-19 amongst people who showed up in the nation through land and sea is much greater than those who went into through air, he stated.
To enhance the monitoring and quarantine process at entry points, he said his ministry will look for assistance from the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Cops (Polri), along with the Ministry of House Affairs.
In addition to heightening whole-genome sequencing (WGS) screening, the ministry is likewise performing the S-gene target failure (SGTF) test, which can find the COVID-19 infection much quicker. It can not spot Omicron one hundred percent, he stated.
” It is likely to be able to detect Omicron within 4 to six hours. WGS takes three to 5 days,” the minister revealed.
Earlier, on Thursday, the Ministry of Health had actually validated the detection of the first Omicron case in Indonesia, with a janitor at the Wisma Atlet Emergency Situation Healthcare Facility, Jakarta, detected with the infection.
The ministry detected two more cases later on, bringing the total Omicron case count since Friday to 3.
Of the two extra clients, as soon as just recently returned from South America, while the other returned from England.
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