IDI: 61 Health Workers Died In February, Down From 167 Health Workers In January

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JAKARTA - The Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) said that the death rate for health workers (health workers) in February decreased by 63 percent.

"Indeed, December 2020 to January 2021 is quite high, but in February it seems to have decreased by 63 percent," said IDI Chairman Daeng Faqih as quoted by Antara, Tuesday, March 9.

IDI compares the data in January 2021, where the death rate for health workers reached 167 people. Meanwhile, in February, the number of health workers' mortality decreased to 61 people.

Daeng said that his party was intensifying the campaign for handling health workers in the framework of protection with the one step ahead early invention method, and through an emergency call service through number 117 extension 3.

IDI explained the data, from 105 assisted medical personnel, nine of them were not. With this assistance service, the safety figure for health workers was presented at 91.4 percent.

In this method, it is stated that health workers who are suspected of being exposed to COVID-19 who are positive for rapid antigen, will immediately undergo a PCR (polymerase chain-reaction) swab test.

After testing positive, health workers must undergo x-rays to find out pneumonia and symptoms of happy hypoia or asymptomatic decrease in oxygen saturation.

If the health worker is declared an asymptomatic case or without symptoms, but the X-ray results show pneumonia, the health worker will be directed to be hospitalized.

Furthermore, these health workers are given antivirals in the form of Avigan or remdesivir earlier, and are given special drugs such as IVIG, or conventional plasma.

Finally, health care providers are given anti-coagulantia either prophylactically or therapy. Most of the distribution of this assistance is needed by health workers in Banten, DKI Jakarta and West Java.