MidLand, Jakarta – The Ministry of Health confirmed the discovery of cases of transmission of the causative virus COVID-19 JN.1 variant in DKI Jakarta Province and Batam City, Riau Islands Province.
According to the Director General of Disease Prevention and Control of the Ministry of Health, Maxi Rein Rondonuwu, a case of infection with the JN.1 variant of the SARS-CoV-2 type corona virus was discovered at different times. “South Jakarta on November 11, 2023, East Jakarta on November 23, 2023 and Batam on December 13, 2023,” he said on Tuesday, December 19, 2023.
The JN.1 variant of the corona virus is believed to be closely related to the BA.2.86 variant and is feared to affect the transmission pattern and severity of Covid-19.
Maxi further mentioned that according to reports as of December 18, 2023, there have been two cases of death due to Covid-19, one case each at RSUP Dr. Mohammad Hoesin Palembang and Tarakan Regional Hospital.
“One deceased patient had been vaccinated twice and had comorbidities. The other had never been vaccinated and had a lung infection,” he said.
However, according to him, the two deaths were not caused by the SARS-CoV-2 variant JN.1 corona virus.
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He said that a case of patient death due to SAR-CoV-2 virus infection, previously reported to RSPI Prof. Dr Sulianti Saroso Jakarta, was also not caused by infection with the JN.1 variant virus . “None of those who died at RSPI following whole genome sequencing were JN.1,” he said.
According to the Covid-19 transmission progress report released by the government on December 18, 2023, there were 2,243 new cases of Covid-19 transmission in Indonesia with two deaths due to the disease.
The Ministry of Health urges residents to complete vaccination against Covid-19 to avoid the risk of transmitting the disease ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays, a period in which people’s movement increases.
“The public is advised to immediately complete the dose of the Covid-19 vaccine and immediately go to the nearest health facility at the community health center or port health office. Do not delay,” Maxi said.
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