Isolation Tower For COVID-19 Hospital, Wisma Athlete Filled With 80 Percent

Wisma Atlet (DOK. KemenPUPR)

JAKARTA - The filling of the beds in the independent isolation flats of the Wisma Atlet Hospital has reached 80 percent. Thus, the capacity for isolation patients in Tower 5, which has a capacity of 1,570 beds, leaves 20 percent. This figure falls within the WHO threshold for concern.

"For those who are self-isolated, currently it has reached approximately 80 percent," said the Head of the COVID-19 Emergency Hospital for Athletes, Marine Colonel RM Tjahja Nurrobi in a discussion broadcast on YouTube BNPB Indonesia, Monday, November 30.

There are two reasons that the use of the COVID-19 isolation bed at the Athlete's House is at the threshold. First, the management of Wisma Atlet has converted one isolation tower, namely Tower 4, into a tower for symptomatic patient care.

Then, there has been an increase in active cases of COVID-19 in Indonesia in recent times. There was an increase in active cases from 12.78 percent to 13.41 percent this week.

"We see a trend for an increase in the number of cases whose curve is getting steeper. From this number, we see an acceleration of filling (isolation beds)," he said.

Therefore, the coordinator of the Wisma Atlet Hospital will place several new COVID-19 patients with the category of people without symptoms (OTG) at the Pademangan Athlete House.

"We are still being assisted by the Pademangan Athletes House, then there are also several hotels designated by the Parekraf Service and the DKI Health Service, plus several inns," he explained.

Meanwhile, the capacity to care for patients with mild and moderate symptoms at RSD Wisma Atlet still reaches 50 percent. Currently, they are assigned to Tower 4, 6 and 7.