Five Suspected Omicron Carriers Under Quarantine in Indonesia

Thursday, 16 December 2021 – 16:14 GMT+7
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In addition, the public is asked to avoid non-essential travel abroad since Omicron cases are increasing rapidly in a number of countries.

"In England, the number of cases increased from ten a day originally to 100 a day. Now, it is 70,000 a day, higher than the peak in Indonesia in July," said Budi.

Previously, Budi announced that a patient with the initial N was the first case of Omicron in Indonesia.

Patient N is a cleaning worker at the Wisma Atlet emergency hospital in Kemayoran. (ant/fat/mcr20/jpnn)

This news has been broadcast on JPNN.com with the title: Ada 5 Suspek Omicron, 3 di Antaranya WNA Asal China yang Dikarantina di Manado

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin also revealed that there were five other people who were suspected of contracting the new variant of Covid-19.