There is a New Corona Virus Variant, DKI Deputy Governor Asks Angkasa Pura II to Tighten Passenger Checks

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria encouraged PT Angkasa Pura II to closely examine passengers entering Indonesia through airports. Riza said, the screening is tighter to minimize the escape of variants virus corona that causes Covid-19, such as variants B.1.1.7, B1351. and P1.

“Hopefully friends at the airport at Angkasa Pura (II) can improve the filtering, tightening it so that no new viruses will enter Jakarta and Indonesia,” said Riza, Tuesday (6/4/2021) night.

According to Riza, if a new variant of the corona virus is found in Indonesia, especially DKI Jakarta, there will be no other transmission route other than through the airport.

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“In principle, if you enter Jakarta from the airport,” said Riza.

However, said Riza, until now the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has not yet found a new virus variant in Jakarta.

“We will check again, later I will check whether there are really new variants coming to Jakarta,” said Riza.

Spokesperson for the Covid-19 Vaccination Ministry of Health Siti Nadia Tirmidzi previously said, mutation The E484K corona virus was detected to enter Indonesia after the discovery of a Covid-19 case from a mutation in Jakarta.

Mutation The virus was discovered after the Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology (LBM) conducted an examination on February 2021 and the patient has been declared cured.

“The specimen was (examined) in February by the Eijkman Institute and has recovered. This is from February,” said Nadia, last Monday.

The Ministry of Health, continued Nadia, is still taking anticipatory steps even though the Covid-19 case from the mutation was discovered in February 2021.

In addition, he emphasized, with the detection of E484K virus mutations in Indonesia, the public must increase the implementation of health protocols and reduce mobility to prevent transmission.

“Immediately vaccinate according to the time and process and limit mobility and immediately recognize early detection and treat immediately if we have symptoms of Covid-19,” he concluded.

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