The resident is known to live in North Cikarang sub-district, spokesperson for the Bekasi COVID-19 Task Force, Alamsyah, said in a statement issued in Cikarang on Tuesday.
The resident in question likely contracted Omicron in early January 2022 while traveling abroad on business, he informed.
After returning to Indonesia, the resident tested positive for COVID-19 and a sample was sent to the laboratory for further investigation, including variant identification, he said.
"He is a professional worker. After traveling overseas to the UAE (United Arab Emirates) and then (tested upon) returning home, (the results) turned out to be positive (for COVID-19). Then on January 11, 2022, the patient was treated at the Bekasi District Hospital," he informed.
According to Alamsyah, the laboratory test result received on January 27, 2022, confirmed an Omicron infection, but the patient recovered the next day.
"But, thank God, the patient has recovered. Yesterday, January 28, he has returned home," Alamsyah said.
Meanwhile, deputy spokesperson for the Bekasi COVID-19 Handling Task Force, Masrikoh, said that so far, only one Bekasi resident has tested positive for the Omicron variant.
It took a rather long time to see the results of the Omicron variant examination because such samples can only be examined in two places, which are located in the central and provincial areas, he added.
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