Task Force: Burying The Bodies Of COVID-19 Patients No Need To Wear Hazmat Clothes, Just Double Masks And Gloves

Illustration - Officers did not use hazmat clothes and gloves when burying the body of a COVID -19 patient in Bintan. (Nikolas Panama/Antara)

JAKARTA - The Riau Islands Province COVID-19 Task Force stated that officers who bury the bodies of COVID-19 patients do not need to wear hazmat clothes, but wear double or double-layer masks and gloves. Spokesperson for the Riau Islands COVID-19 Handling Task Force, Tjetjep Yudiana, in Tanjungpinang , Friday, said the ordinary clothes worn by officers who bury the bodies of COVID-19 patients who were in the coffin must also be thick. Riau Islands Health. Tjetjep explained the use of standardized personal protective equipment to prevent officers from contracting COVID-19 because SARS-Cov-2 can still live on inanimate objects, but does not last long. The use of double masks and gloves to prevent the spread of COVID-19 may be attached to the coffin so as not to enter the officer's body through the eyes, mouth and respiratory tract."There (COVID-19) which only lasts 1 hour, 2 hours to hours. There are also those who die when exposed to heat," he said.

The bodies of COVID-19 patients must be buried immediately. It is not recommended that the body be brought into the house or in other places that have the potential to cause crowds of people. , but involving the hospital and the landscaping service. The mourners who attended the funeral kept a safe distance of at least 2 meters. "Don't let new clusters form in the funeral procession," he said.