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Indonesia Highlights: Indonesian Doctors Association: Delta Covid-19 Strain Poses More Risks to Society | Indonesian Covid-19 Task Force Spokesman Tests Positive For Covid-19 | Indonesian Attorney Gen

June 20, 2021, 09.40 AM

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The Indonesian Doctors Association has announced that the Delta strain of Covid-19 is the most lethal variant yet, particularly to young people and vulnerable members of society such as pregnant women.

Indonesian Covid-19 Task Force spokesman Wiku Adisasmito has tested positive for Covid-19, after he visited coronavirus high risk areas such as Kudus Regency in Central Java Province, and Bangkalan Regency in East Java Province.

And Indonesian authorities extradited white collar fugitive Adelin Lis from Singapore, after he went on the run overseas for over a decade. All this on Indonesia Highlights:

Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) chairman Daeng M Faqih speaks during a press conference in Jakarta on Thursday, April 4, 2020. DOKUMENTASI BNPB Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) chairman Daeng M Faqih speaks during a press conference in Jakarta on Thursday, April 4, 2020.

Indonesian Doctors Association: Delta Covid-19 Strain Poses More Risks to Society

The Indonesian Doctors Association or IDI has warned that the Delta strain of Covid-19 from India poses more risks to society, because of its quick transmission and rapid symptoms.

“The Delta strain of Covid-19 poses greater risk to pregnant women, as it could affect their fetus, while for breastfeeding mothers this variant can adversely affect their children. The variant can also be transmitted to young children,” said IDI chairman Daeng Muhammad Faqih on Saturday.

“The symptoms start mildly, such as shortness of breath, aches and sores, then quickly worsen. That is why those infected [with the Delta strain] should be promptly treated, as any delay can be fatal.”

He added that these characteristics of the Delta variant, which is also known as B.1.617.2, make it particularly dangerous to young people.

“This strain put young people at risk, as they tend to delay treatment until their symptoms worsen because they dismiss the early warnings,” he said.

Indonesia’s Covid-19 Task Force identified the B.1.617.2 strain to be behind most Covid-19 cases in Jakarta, as well as clusters in coronavirus hotspots such as Kudus Regency in Central Java province, as well as Bangkalan Regency in East Java province.

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https://go.kompas.com/read/2021/06/20/070059774/indonesian-doctors-association-delta-covid-19-strain-poses-more-risks-to-society

Spokesperson for the National Covid-19 Task Force Wiku Adisasmito. Dok. Humas BNPB Spokesperson for the National Covid-19 Task Force Wiku Adisasmito.

Indonesian Covid-19 Task Force Spokesman Tests Positive For Covid-19

Indonesian Covid-19 Task Force spokesman Wiku Adisasmito, one of the country’s most recognizable faces in its fight against Covid-19 has himself tested positive for the coronavirus.

The University of Indonesia Faculty of Public Health assured that he is in good health in a press statement on Saturday. “I got the Covid-19 positive result following an antigen swab test on Friday, which I followed up with a PCR test. I am certain that I will recover soon,” he said.

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