Full Isolation Room, COVID Patients At Sele Be Hospital Solu Sorong Forced To Be Treated In The ER

Spokesperson for the Sorong City COVID-19 Task Force, Ruddy Rudolf Lakku (Photo: ANTARA)

PAPUA - The isolation room for COVID-19 patients at the Sele be Solu Regional General Hospital, Sorong City, West Papua is full. Some patients who were confirmed positive for COVID-19 had to be treated in the emergency room (ER).

Spokesperson for the Sorong City COVID-19 Handling Task Force, Ruddy Rudolf Lakku, said that currently Sele Be Solu Hospital is treating 24 patients who have been confirmed positive for COVID-19.

According to him, this number has exceeded the capacity of the isolation room so that three COVID-19 patients had to be treated in the ER, waiting in line to wait for patients in the isolation room to go home.

Therefore, he hopes that the community will be disciplined in implementing health protocols to help local governments suppress the spread and spike in COVID-19 cases.

"Get rid of the view that the corona virus no longer exists because the symptoms of COVID-19 patients continue to increase until the isolation room of the Sele be Solu Hospital exceeds capacity, indicating that the corona virus is still there," he said in Sorong, as reported by Antara, Friday, June 25.

Ruddy also appealed to the public not to carry out activities that resulted in large crowds of people as an effort to break the chain of spread of COVID-19 in Sorong City.

He explained that the local government would soon hold a meeting with all muspida to discuss the implementation of stricter health protocols.

"Any efforts by the government in anticipating a spike in COVID-19 cases, but not being supported by the community will be in vain. Let's be vigilant together with the spread of COVID-19 in the city of Sorong by continuing to wear masks, keep your distance and avoid crowds to protect yourself and your family," thus.