More contagious mutations of the Corona virus in Indonesia, this is what the expert says Page all

KOMPAS.com – The Corona Virus Research Group and Vaccine Formulation of the Professor Nidom Foundation (PNF) found that the corona virus D614G mutation also exists in Indonesia.
The D614G mutation is a type of coronavirus that is 10 times more contagious than other strains.

In his research, Prof. Chairul Anwar Nidom discovered that this corona virus mutation has been in Indonesia since March.

“The D614G mutation has been around since the beginning of the (corona) virus in Indonesia, since March 2020. My estimate is that there are now many more,” said Professor Chairul Anwar Nidom, head of the Kompas.com research team, the Saturday (8/29/2020).

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“The D614G mutation has been around since the beginning of the (corona) virus in Indonesia, since March 2020. My estimate is that there are now many more,” said Professor Chairul Anwar Nidom, head of the Kompas.com research team, the Saturday (8/29/2020).

The deputy director of the Institute of Molecular Biology (LBM) Eijkman Herawati Sudoyo also said that the D614G virus mutation that is contagious is found in Indonesia.

Reported Reuters, Sunday (8/30/2020), Hera said that this virus mutation was found in genomic sequencing data of samples collected by LBM Eijkman.

He said more research is needed to investigate whether this mutation played a role in the increase in cases in recent days in Indonesia.

Meanwhile, Indonesian molecular biologist Ahmad Utomo said that in relation to the spread of the strongest mutation of the corona virus D614G, it was not caused by its intrinsic or genetic characteristics.

“Whatever the variant, be it the D614G variant or the new Q677H variant, there is no evidence that this mutation makes it more easily spread in humans,” Ahmad told Kompas.com on Monday (8/31/2020 ).

Rather than questioning the mutational characteristics of the virus, Ahmad focused more on human behavior.

He said it was human behavior that ignored health protocols that made the corona virus that causes Covid-19 easier to spread. It doesn’t matter what the genetic variation is.

“So our own behavior determines the characteristics of the virus. At least for now,” he said.

“Actually don’t bet on the vaccine, not necessarily everyone can afford it. But with good appreciation, hopefully everyone can mask and keep their distance. That is our ‘vaccine‘, “he is stressed.

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The public must always be alert

Syahrizal Syarif, an epidemiologist at the University of Indonesia, warned that the public must remain vigilant.

This is because Syarif’s modeling results show that the Indonesian Covid-19 case has the potential to rise to 500,000 by the end of the year. “

The situation is dire. Local broadcasting is currently out of control, “Syarif added.

He also cautioned that the number of confirmed infections per day could be much higher if the lab could process more samples in one day.

On Sunday (8/30/2020), Jakarta recorded a daily record of more than 1,000 cases.

The city government attributed this to the high levels of mobility after the independence celebrations on August 17.