Prioritized Wisma Atlet For COVID-19 Patients With Mild To Moderate Conditions

Kemayoran Athlete Village. (Photo: Ministry of PUPR)

JAKARTA - Pangdam Jaya, Maj. Gen. Eko Margiyono, explained that the establishment of a COVID-19 emergency hospital at Wisma Atlet, Kemayoran, Central Jakarta is intended to accommodate people suspected of having the virus with mild to moderate conditions. So, when a patient is in a severe condition and experiences complications, he will be referred to the RSPI Sulianti Saroso hospital or Friendship Hospital, Jakarta.

"This hospital is indeed built or specially established for those affected by COVID-19, which are categorized as mild to maximum, moderate," said Eko in a press conference broadcast on BNPB's YouTube account, Thursday, March 26.

He said this hospital is also for those aged 15 years and over and does not serve patients or sufferers of COVID-19 aged children.

"This hospital implements a self-handling or visit videocall service system. Second, self-quarantine, the third is the limitation of contact with officers. Fourth, if it gets more severe, they will be referred to the referral hospital. There have been several patients who have come because of their severe condition, we will return to them," he said.

Whereas for people under surveillance (ODP) who are treated at this emergency hospital, it is prioritized for those over 60 years of age or the elderly without other complications.

There are several stages of examination at this hospital. First, said Eko, people who feel symptoms of COVID-19 such as fever, cough, sore throat, and shortness of breath, can come independently to the COVID-19 hospital, Wisma Atlet, Kemayoran, Jakarta. They will be examined by doctors who are there.

If you feel unable to go independently, Eko said, the community can contact the 119 call center. Later, the health workers will collect data and make a pick-up. Referral patients from private hospitals in Jakarta can also come to this hospital, said Eko.

"We are aware that some private hospitals too, if they cannot accommodate, can be distributed. But with a note that there is an initial examination at the hospital, so when we receive it we already have the initial data from the patient," he explained.

Currently, Eko said, the number of patients who have been treated at Wisma Atlet has reached 208 people. Although this hospital is actually prioritized for patients from Jabodetabek, however, in fact there are some patients who come from Surabaya, East Java and Semarang, Central Java.

To accommodate patients, currently there are two towers in Wisma Atlet which are operational. The two towers are Tower 7 with a capacity of 1,700 people and Tower 6 which can accommodate 1,600 people.

This capacity will also increase later if more and more patients are treated at the emergency hospital. Given, there are still two towers that can later be used according to conditions in the field.

Moreover, this hospital must be ready to serve thousands of patients. This is because, from the simulation results from the DKI Jakarta Regional Leadership Communication Forum (Forkompimda), the worst case scenario for positive cases of Corona could reach 8,000 people and it would not be possible for them to be accommodated by existing hospitals.

"From the simulation results of DKI Forkompimda, because the Jakarta area is most exposed to the virus, the worst case scenario is that it can reach 6,000 to 8,000 positive people," he concluded.