5 Facts You Need to Know About Covid-19 Omicron Variant

jpnn.com, JAKARTA - The government has responded quickly to the new variant of Covid-19 that was spreading in a number of countries.

Java-Bali community activity restrictions (PPKM) coordinator Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan elaborated on the new variant, Omicron.

These are five facts you should know about the Omicron variant.

1. It contains 50 Covid-19 mutations

Luhut explained that the Omicron variant contained 50 mutations that affected the speed of transmission.

The government has detected Omicron's ability to evade the antibodies formed by the vaccine.

2. WHO defines it as a variant of concern

According to Luhut, the World Health Organization (WHO) is still researching Omicron.

"WHO has upgraded the status of the variant to a variant of concern and named the new variant as the Omicron variant," Luhut said at a press conference on Sunday (28/11).