Regarding this matter, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia (Kemenkes RI) stated that Indonesia has a risk of the spread or emergence of Disease X. Head of the Communication and Public Service Bureau of Kemenkes RI, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, explained that the spread of Disease X is not only in Indonesia but also in several other countries.

To monitor disease X, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia conducts early detection. One of them is genomic surveillance. Genomic surveillance is the collection of disease data conducted by research teams. For example, it comes from viruses and detects new variants as well as monitors circulating variant trends.

"Besides that, with disease surveillance monitoring in certain areas, if there is a sudden emergence of a disease with a large number of people falling ill," said. The other step of the Ministry of Health is the one health initiative which is a collaboration of various agencies. Starting from the field of wildlife health, livestock, and humans. "This is preparedness in facing the potential of new diseases," expressed Nadia.

The agreement, according to Tedros, is for the world to be prepared to face "Disease X or Penyakit X". In a WHO press release, scientists said that this Disease X could be 20 times more deadly than COVID-19. This disease was added to the WHO's shortlist of pathogens for research in 2017 that could cause a "serious international epidemic". Source: Liputan6.com