Jakarta, IO – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin revealed that the Omicron BF.7, which triggered an explosion of Covid-19 cases in China, has been detected in Indonesia. He said that so far there have been 15 cases recorded, reported Merdeka, Friday (30/12).
“We can confirm that BF.7 is already detected in Indonesia,” he said.
Budi further said that, judging from the previous Covid-19 outbreak pattern, a spike in cases usually occurs due to a new variant, not relaxed restrictions of people’s mobility.
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“We learned that during Lebaran (Eid al-Fitr) this, the number of cases didn’t go up, as was the case during football season and G20,” said Budi.
He advised the public to remain vigilant and adhere to health protocols. (un)