The Body Of COVID-19 Suspect In Denpasar Was Taken By Family

DENPASAR - The incident of forcibly taking the bodies of suspected COVID-19 occurred in Denpasar, Bali. The family forcibly took the body with suspected COVID-19 in the morgue at Wangaya Hospital.

"Yes, around 3 o'clock this afternoon," said Head of Public Relations at the Wangaya Regional General Hospital (RSUD), Denpasar, Bali, Agung Suastika, to reporters, Wednesday, February 24.

Hospital officials have prohibited residents from carrying bodies. The body must be buried according to the standard handling of COVID-19.

But residents still took it and brought it home to be buried in Wanasari Hamlet, Denpasar.

"Yes (burial). Supposedly, if it is said that the suspect still has to use the protocol for monitoring the body according to COVID-19," he added.

For the results of swabs that were carried out before the patient died, the results have not been released.

"But he still suspects it is not clear whether he is positive or not. We have already reported it to the Task Force to the Covid-19 Task Force. Yes, the story is forced. The patient is from Wanasari Hamlet," said Suastika.