COVID-19 pandemic is currently still a major health issue in Indonesia and the world. Until September 6^th 2020, there were 194.109 positive COVID-19 patients in Indonesia and keeps increasing. Therefore, researches on the causal virus of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) is actively conducted especially to understand the genetic profile of the virus to support the development of therapy and vaccine also to understand the disease transmission process of COVID-19.

The Genetic Working Group, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing Universitas Gadjah Mada (Pokja Genetik FK-KMK UGM) has conducted whole genome sequencing on 15 COVID-19 samples from Yogyakarta Special Region (Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta/DIY) and Central Java. From those 15 samples, 4 samples were successfully mapped for the whole genome and 3 samples contained the D614G mutation. These results have been published in the GISAID website and open for public. read more

Pandemi COVID-19 saat in masih menjadi masalah kesehatan yang mengkhawatirkan baik di Indonesia maupun dunia. Sampai dengan tanggal 6 September 2020 terdapat 194.109 kasus terkonfirmasi positif di Indonesia dan terus mengalami peningkatan. Karena itu, penelitian-penelitian mengenai virus penyebab COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) semakin gencar dilakukan khususnya untuk mengetahui profil genetik dari virus tersebut yang bisa mendukung pengembangan terapi dan vaksin serta dalam mengetahui proses penyebaran penyakit COVID-19. read more