100 Doctors Died Due To COVID-19, IDI: Protect Nakes Without Blaming Others

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JAKARTA - The Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) asked the government to try hard to protect health workers from the threat of COVID-19 and not to blame any party. This was conveyed by PB IDI Chairman Daeng M Faqih regarding the continued increase in the number of health workers, especially doctors who died , until it reaches 100 people. "We should all do our best so that health workers are well protected without blaming anyone. Because this is a pandemic atmosphere that is all emergency and emergency," said Daeng when contacted by reporters, Monday, August 31. Daeng said, IDI has coordinated with the COVID-19 Handling Task Force and the Ministry of Health to do several things. In addition, his party ensures that hospitals can protect health workers by doing several things, namely maintaining supplies of personal protective equipment. (PPE), making sure the hospital does schedule work so that health workers are not tired and at risk of being exposed to the virus, and enforce special policies for doctors and other health workers who have comorbid diseases. In addition, IDI encourages hospitals to carry out routine swab tests on health workers with the aim of closely monitoring and preventing the spread COVID-19. "All parties should work together to support hospitals to be able to carry out the four things above," he said. Furthermore, Daeng said, IDI is grieving the death of 100 health workers due to this virus. "There have been 100 doctors who have died in handling COVID-19. Likewise, other health workers who have died have also increased," he said. He asked all parties to pray for health workers who died and hoped that their struggles could become role models for the community to commit to running. service to humanity. "And we also pray for all of our fellow colleagues as the front line who are struggling to help our brothers and sisters who need help in treating COVID-19," he concluded.