Make Sure Prof. Azyumardi Azra Did Not Die Due To The COVID-19 Virus

Raushan Fikri Usada, the eldest son of the late Prof Azyumardi Azra (ANTARA/Cirady Ferdiansyah)

JAKARTA - Raushan Fikri Usada, the eldest son of the late Prof. Azyumardi Azra, denied the issue of his father who died in Malaysia due to exposure to COVID-19.

"No, it's not true at all," said Raushan Fikri Usada at the funeral home in the East Ciputat area, South Tangerang, West Java, Monday, September 19.

Raushan Fikri Usada said based on information received from the hospital, the deceased died of a heart attack.

"The fatigue resulted in a heart attack," he said as quoted from Antara.

Previously, he said, the deceased had never complained of a heart attack. "No, not at all. This is the first time, very sudden," he said.

His father breathed his last at Serdang Hospital, Selangor, Malaysia, on Sunday at 12.30 local time. The former Chancellor of UIN Jakarta passed away after being treated since Friday (16/9) due to health problems he experienced during a working visit to Malaysia.

The Indonesian Ambassador to Malaysia, Hermono, according to plans to deliver the body and accompany the family of the late Islamic scholar back to the country, Monday.

Hermono di Kuala Lumpur, Senin, mengucapkan terrima terima kepada semua pihak yang telah memberikan perhatian dan bantuan sejak tokoh nasional itu dirawat hingga meninggal dunia, termasuk kepada mantan Wakil Presiden, Jusuf Kalla, yang memfasilitasi pengiriman mayat dan keluarga ke Jakarta.

Hermono said the body of the Chairman of the Press Council, Prof. Azyumardi Azra, is currently in the process of preparing for repatriation to Indonesia and will be dispatched to the country as soon as several documents as a requirement to bring the body out of the country are met today. However, the time has not been determined.

The Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur facilitated and provided assistance since he was treated at the CCU unit at Serdang Hospital, Selangor, to the repatriation process to Indonesia.