COVID-19 Crazy, Jakarta Health Office: Isolation Room Filled 90 Percent, ICU 81 Percent

JAKARTA - Head of the DKI Jakarta Health Office, Wisyastuti, stated that the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government continues to increase the capacity of the isolation room for COVID-19 patients in hospitals.

Previously, at the beginning of June there were around 8,000 rooms and now it has reached more than 9,000 rooms. If you add up the ICU room, there are already more than 10,000 isolation rooms.

"So if we have a total of 10,000 ICU places, we have prepared. That is, considering that the usage is getting faster so it needs to be added so quickly. Currently there are 90 percent of the isolation beds in Jakarta, while the ICU is 81 percent," said Widyastuti at City Hall, Jakarta, Monday, June 21.

Widyastuti revealed, currently there are 106 hospitals for handling COVID-19 in DKI Jakarta with 13 hospitals with full or dedicated status.

"We will continue to carry out daily evaluations, inviting all hospital associations, directors to observe how the filling speed was accompanied by energy and places that must be opened and added," he said.

Meanwhile, regarding the addition of a special room for pediatric patients, Widyastuti said that in general the addition does not look at age. Because the addition is not only in children, but also in the young adult unit segment.

"So what we separate is to ensure the level of emergency. This means that all COVID-19 cases do not have to flock to the hospital," he said.

According to Wisyastuti, it is necessary to educate the public that when confirmed positive without symptoms, with the COVID-19 pandemic situation like this, self-isolation (isoman) can be carried out at home.

"We have prepared telemedicine from health workers. So that no matter how many positive cases we will not catch up with the increase in hospital capacity," said Widyastuti.

"So we invite DKI residents to work together with us to prepare controlled isolation and self-isolation in their respective neighborhoods," he added.

Questioning the timing of the transfer of COVID-19 patients to Pondok Gede Hajj Dormitory and Nagrak Flats, Widyastuti only said immediately. Considering that the capacity at the Wisma Atlet RSDC is full.

"God willing, as soon as possible. Today God willing," he said.

Later, he said, the DKI Health Office would sort out that the categories for OTG were expected to be self-isolated in the community at the respective environmental level.

"Isolation for OTG in the future there will be a clearer segregation. We invite positive confirmed cases not to all be brought to the isolation place that we have prepared. Because regardless of the speed, of course there needs to be another policy. So we invite residents able to self-isolate at home," he said.

Widyastuti reminded the public to always apply good and correct health protocols, by always wearing masks, maintaining distance, reducing mobilization, avoiding crowds and immediately vaccinating for ages 18 years and over.