People walk with their luggage at the Soekarno-Hatta Airport to return to their hometowns, an activity known locally as "mudik", amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Tangerang, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, May 4, 2021. - Reuters
JAKARTA, May 4 (Xinhua): The Indonesian Health Ministry on Tuesday said the country had detected 17 cases of Covid-19 mutation based on genome sequencing from February to April this year.
"These Covid-19 new variants originate from the local transmission and are carried by Indonesian migrant workers who returned to their home," said Siti Nadia Tarmizi, the ministry's Director for Prevention and Control of Direct Infectious Diseases.
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