Beware of Omicron “Trojan Horse” in Households

Many cases of Covid-19 are spread through close contact with people with mild symptoms or none at all, so public vigilance must be maintained.

KOMPAS/RONY ARIYANTO NUGROHO

The traffic situation on Jalan Raya Puncak in Cisarua, Bogor Regency, West Java, when the one-way system was implemented because it was crowded with tourists during the weekend, Sunday (13/2/2022). Although cases of the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 have increased in a number of places, the flow of tourism to Puncak does not appear to have tightened.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The country’s Covid-19 cases have multiplied rapidly over the past month, with new cases on 12 Feb., 2022, reaching 55,209, almost equaling the peak of the second wave of infections on 15 July, 2021 with 56,757 new cases.

The current surge in Covid-19 cases has been blamed on Omicron variant, which spreads faster than the Delta variant.