Wisma Athlete Corrects COVID-19 Patients Frequently Exercising Dangdutan: Increases Immunity

Kemayoran athlete guesthouse (Angga Nugraha / VOI)

JAKARTA - A video circulating showing COVID-19 patients exercising and dancing at the Emergency Hospital (RSD) Wisma Atlet Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, in the morning.

This video was recorded by one of the patients who was being treated at Wisma Athlete. In the video, the patients gather on the ground in the Wisma Atlet area and dance, accompanied by dangdut music.

They appear to be wearing masks. There were several other patients who were scattered on the other side of the field to bask in the sun. There were also several nurses monitoring the gymnastics wearing hazmat suits.

In response to this, the Field Commander of RSD COVID-19 Wisma Atlet, Lieutenant Colonel Laut M. Arifin, confirmed that there are routine exercise activities in the morning for COVID-19 patients.

"There is routine exercise. Gymnastics instructors come from (COVID-19) patients as well. This is for fitness and real entertainment. Because, if there are no activities, they will get bored too," said Arifin when confirmed by VOI, Tuesday, January 26. .

Arifin said that gymnastics accompanied by music can also increase immunity. If immunity increases, it can help cure COVID-19 patients.

"Don't let them get sad and drop, in the end they can even enter the ICU," said Arifin.

However, Arifin admitted that his party had reprimanded the patients who gathered closely while doing gymnastics. Even though they have been confirmed positive for COVID-19. Arifin said that compliance with health protocols must be carried out.

"I have admonished him to keep his health protocol tomorrow while he is being treated here. Even though they are both positive, they will let them get used to 3M when they come home," Arifin explained.

There were 4,078 hospitalized patients at Wisma Atlet Hospital today. This number was reduced by 284 people, from the original 4,362 people being treated.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, towers 4, 5, 6, and 7 Wisma Atlet have treated 53,008 patients. In details, there were 48,930 patients who had recovered, 587 patients were referred to the hospital, and 46 patients died.