Corona ‘Delta Plus‘ AY.4.2 attacks 42 countries, including Singapore and Malaysia. The Indonesian Ministry of Health warns that the Delta AY.4.2 subvariant will appear without being brought by travelers.
“Although a variant AY.4.2 which has become a variant of monitoring from the British Health Agency has not been found in our country, but it is possible that the AY.4.2 variant is not carried by travelers,” said the Director of Prevention and Control of Directly Infectious Diseases of the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes RI) Dr. Siti Nadia Tarmizi, recently at an online press conference.
“But it’s possible that there is a mutation of its own because we’ve already found a variant rather than varian Delta This is 23, “he continued.
Dr. Nadia said that Corona ‘Delta Plus’ AY.4.2 has a faster transmission, so it is feared that it will be more resistant to antibodies after COVID-19 vaccination. Even so, according to him, the government is certain to tighten the rules for entering Indonesia, by requiring layered health screening.
“Well, of course we will see that currently there are 42 countries that have reported the AY.4.2 variant including Singapore and Malaysia, yes, it means that from a distance it is close to Indonesia,” explained Dr. Nadia.dr Nadia calling Corona ‘Delta Plus’ AY.4.2 This virus has a faster transmission, so it is feared that it will be more resistant to antibodies after COVID-19 vaccination. Even so, according to him, the government is certain to tighten the rules for entering Indonesia, by requiring layered health screening.
“And we know that in countries such as Malaysia and Singapore, of course, we know that there are many Indonesian workers working in these two countries, this is of course our vigilance,” he continued.
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