Journal Of Holistic Nursing Science
Vol 9 No 1 (2022): January - June

A new year, a new challenge, a new COVID-19 variant

Eka Sakti Wahyuningtyas (Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang, Magelang, Indonesia)
Djeneba Traore (Profesor at The West Africa Institute, Africa)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Dec 2021

Abstract

It has been one year since the Coronavirus become a pandemic worldwide. Studies highlighted that various measures have been well conducted to reduce the transmission of COVID-19. Recently, World Health Organization (WHO) announced a new COVID variant named Omicron which is initially reported in South Africa. As a result, the challenge is getting more difficult as viruses continuously mutate. The pandemic situation demand nurses to gain competencies in delivering innovative care for patients with COVID-19 infection. Keywords: COVID-19; Omicron; nursing services; health promotion; prevention; virus mutation

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