Governor Edy Affirms Medan City Level Three COVID-19 Crisis

MEDAN - The Governor of North Sumatra (Gubsu) Edy Rahmayadi, emphasized that the status of Medan City is not included in the level four category, but at level three in the COVID-19 crisis assessment.

"After I learned, Medan City is actually not at level four. It should be at level three," said Gubsu Edy accompanied by Medan Mayor Bobby Nasution in Medan, quoted by Antara, Thursday, July 8.

This was explained by Gubsu Edy, according to the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) or the number of deaths and the Bed Occupancy Rate (BOR) or the bed occupancy rate of referral hospitals for COVID-19 patients set by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Gubsu Edy said that initially the North Sumatra Provincial Government received information that the BOR in Medan City was 47 percent, but it turned out to be only 41 percent.

"We maintain this, if it can be lowered," said the Governor of North Sumatra.

Governor Edy also mentioned that this must be conveyed to the public, because the actions at each level are different. "The application of work in the office is also different," he explained.

Meanwhile, the Mayor of Medan, Bobby Nasution, confirmed that the number of deaths and the occupancy rate of hospital beds for COVID-19 patients were still below the level four set by WHO.

"Our case fatality rate is still 3.1 percent. Meanwhile, our BOR is 41 percent for isolation, and 37 percent for the ICU," said Bobby Nasution.