Baca berita tanpa iklan. Gabung Kompas.com+
January 26, 2023, 08.38 PM

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Indonesia detected a case of the Covid-19 Kraken subvariant, or XBB 1.5, as it had infected a Polish traveler while visiting Balikpapan City in East Kalimantan province.

"So far, only one case of Kraken [subvariant] has been reported in Indonesia," the head of the communication and public services bureau of the ministry Siti Nadia Tarmizi said on Thursday, Jan. 26.

However, according to a report received by the ministry, the Polish citizen had also visited another city.

The XBB 1.5 subvariant was detected on Jan. 11, using the genome sequencing method at a government laboratory facility.

Also readBali Welcomes First Flight From China as Covid Rules Ease

The patient arrived in Jakarta on Jan. 6 and then headed to Balikpapan City on the following day.

Nadia said that the results of the rapid antigen test of the foreigner, which was taken on Jan. 7 as a travel requirement to the city, had shown negative results.

However, when the Polish citizen was about to board a ship in Balikpapan City on Jan. 11, the result of their PCR test was positive.

"The patient is asymptomatic," the Health Ministry's official said.

Earlier, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said that the Kraken subvariant was a derivative of the Omicron subvariant.

Page:


Recommendation
Comment wisely and responsibly. Comments are entirely the responsibility of the commentator as regulated in the ITE Law
Report
Thank You! We have received your report. We will remove comments that conflict with the Community Guidelines and the ITE Law.

More Headlines

News
April 14, 2023, 12.38 PM

Indonesia Detects New Covid Arcturus Variant

Baca berita tanpa iklan. Gabung Kompas.com+
Baca berita tanpa iklan. Gabung Kompas.com+

MOST POPULAR

Baca berita tanpa iklan. Gabung Kompas.com+
Baca berita tanpa iklan. Gabung Kompas.com+
Close Ads
Oke