Story Of A Chain Message In The Name Of Hilman Suryawijaya That Will Help Free Vitamins For COVID-19 Patients

JAKARTA - A chain message is circulating on the Whatsapp application, saying that a person named Hilman Surawijaya will help COVID-19 patients by sending supplements and bearing postage. Investigate, this assistance is actually only intended for residents of Kalideres, West Jakarta.

The following reads the chain message:

Dear brothers and sisters, if someone is positive for COVID-19, neighbors, friends, even those I don't know, please contact me at 081287126127 or 08557888899, I am ready to send supplementary medicines for Covid 19 for free, including postage. I am ready 24 hours to help you. Hilman Suryawijaya. Attach your swab data. Let's try to reduce this covid virus.

We also tried to contact one of these numbers via short message. Not long after, Hilman then called us back. He then explained that the supplement he was referring to was actually only intended for residents around the Kalideres area.

"So we share it . It's true that I share WhatsApp. But there is an edit. This is for humanity only but only for the Kalideres area. That is all we can afford," Hilman said during a conversation with VOI , Wednesday, September 30.

He admitted that he was surprised why the message could be spread so widely. In fact, he said he was told that his message had changed it into Chinese. Even though he doesn't speak Chinese himself.

Furthermore, he said there was a story behind his reason for taking action to distribute these supplements. His concern for COVID-19 patients emerged after two of his friends were exposed to the virus after traveling with him around last August to Bandung, West Java for work.

However, when he returned to Jakarta, two of his friends tested positive for COVID-19. Even one of them died because of his deteriorating health.

Not long after, another friend also called him and told him that he had contracted COVID-19 but had not been declared cured. So, finally he took the initiative to help his friend by sending supplements in the form of vitamin C, zinc, and others.

"Well, maybe this is the reason, that's why I took the initiative to help. But the only help is the environment. Those who are close. This is when you think about it, helping many people, because my environment, Kalideres, has a lot of difficult people," he explained.

After this chain message spread widely, Hilman admitted that he had received thousands of text messages asking for his help from various regions. "There are from Medan, Kalimantan, Bagan, and some even come from abroad," he said.

However, due to limitations and high cost of delivery, he was forced to honestly tell the people who contacted him.

"Yes, to be honest, I only help for the Kalideres area. Because if it is far away, for example, the shipping costs are Rp. 200 thousand, the medicine doesn't reach that much. It's not that much. So I focus on helping the surrounding environment," said the man who works. as a supplier of this item.

"So this is pure humanity. This is purely helpful," he concluded.