The transmission of Covid-19 in Balikpapan is very fast, is there a mutation of the Corona D614G virus?

Liputan6.com, Balikpapan – The speed of transmission Covid-19 in Balikpapan in the past month it could have been due to a mutation of the Corona D614G virus. This was revealed by the spokesman for the Balikpapan Covid-19 Task Force, Head of the Health Service (Kadinkes), Andi Sri Juliarty.

“This is a mutated Covid-19 virus, which can be transmitted more quickly with an incubation period of only three days, while the Wuhan Covid-19 virus takes 14 days,” said Juliarty, Monday (1/2/2021).

However, according to Kadinkes, this must be proven first in the biomolecular laboratory. It is also believed that cases of the transmission of the new type of Covid-19 virus in various places in Indonesia, the Indonesian Ministry of Health has also ordered 13 biomolecular laboratories to examine Covid-19 cases in the past month.

Then, according to Juliarty, the speed of transmission Covid-19 in Balikpapan also with regard to citizen mobility and Balikpapan’s position as the gateway to East Kalimantan.

“Here, the movement of people is very high, so the risk of transmission is also quite high,” he said.

By owning Sepinggan Airport, Semayang Port, Kariangau Container Port, as well as Kariangau Ferry Port, including Klotok Kampung Baru Port, all of which are the entrances to Balikpapan, it is not easy to control the movement of people to Oil City.

So far, only people who leave and enter through Sepinggan Airport are confirmed to be free from Covid-19.

Because that’s also the Task Force Covid-19 Balikpapan examination rapid test antigen at the city entrance by land route to the north. Despite the limited availability of test equipment, it is done randomly.

“Those whose test results are positive should not enter Balikpapan, and are referred to do so immediately test swab, “he said.

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