Thieves Enter The Isolation Room For COVID-19 Patients In Medan, Collect Patients' Money Of IDR 700,000

CCTV footage of theft in the isolation room for COVID-19 patients at the Pirngadi Regional General Hospital (RSUD) Medan, North Sumatra / Antara

JAKARTA - The isolation room for COVID-19 patients at the Pirngadi Regional General Hospital Medan, North Sumatra, was burglarized.

The perpetrator went into an isolation room and took away cash belonging to the patient worth IDR 700 thousand. The theft was also recorded on CCTV.

Based on the statement of the victim named Ilham, said that he knew the money in his bag had disappeared when he was about to return home after undergoing isolation.

"So at that time I was going home. When I was packing, I checked my wallet, the money was not there anymore", he said.

Ilham then reported the incident to the nurse's post at Pirngadi Hospital, Medan. "After checking CCTV, the perpetrator was a male wearing a black mask", he said.

In this incident, he did not report to the police. However, he hopes that there will be increased security at the hospital.

"After taking my belongings, the perpetrator returned my bag. So, no other items were lost, only IDR 700 thousand in cash", he said.

Meanwhile, Public Relations of the Pirngadi Regional Hospital Medan, Edison confirmed the theft case, said that his party would follow up on the patient's complaint.

Edison also said that his party would increase security in the hospital environment.

"The hospital will instruct the security guard to further increase security in the hospital environment", he said.