9 New Locations For Isolating COVID-19 Patients In Medan

MEDAN - The North Sumatra Provincial Government has set nine new locations for the isolation of COVID-19 patients in Medan City, as an alternative to anticipate the boom in positive cases.

"There are nine alternative locations for centralized isolation, both priority I and II," said the North Sumatran Task Force for the Acceleration of Handling COVID-19, Dahlan Harahap in Medan, quoted by Antara, Sunday, August 1.

The first priority includes three places, namely Martha Friska II Hospital, the former Lions Club Hospital and Wisma Atlet Pancing.

While the second priority, namely the North Sumatra Provincial Government BPSDM Training Building, Religious Education and Training Center, Education Quality Assurance Institute and the Center for Early Childhood Education Development and North Sumatra Penmas.

"The Public Works Education and Training Building and the Agricultural Training Building," he said after a technical meeting on efforts to increase the North Sumatra Province COVID-19 isolation bed/ICU at the North Sumatra Governor's Office House.

His party will also form a special team to monitor people in the city of Medan who do not wear masks.

"If we find that we are not wearing masks, we will wipe them on the spot. If the results are positive, we will immediately isolate them," said Dahlan.

The Acting Head of the Medan City Health Service, Dr. Syamsul Arifin Nasution, appreciated the North Sumatra Provincial Government's steps to help provide a place to isolate COVID-19 patients.

"The Medan City Government itself has prepared two isolation places, both those with no symptoms or mild symptoms, namely the P4TK Building and the former Soechi Hotel," he said.