Indonesia Detects New Covid Arcturus Variant
The cases were found in two different individuals on March 23 and March 27.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Indonesia has confirmed a new Covid-19 sub-variant Omicron XBB.1.16 or Arcturus after two cases were recently detected in the country, said an official. “Yes, two cases have been found,” the head of the Communication and Public Services Bureau of the Health Ministry Siti Nadia Tarmizi told Kompas.com on Friday, April 14. Nadia said that the cases were found in two different individuals on March 23 and March 27. One of them is an international traveler. Nadia mentioned that the symptoms are not categorized as severe. She also acknowledged that this sub-variant is highly tr...