MEDAN - The centralized isolation facility (isoter) on the Bukit Raya Motor Ship (KM) owned by PT Pelni which docks at the Belawan Harbor pier, Medan City, North Sumatra, is free of charge.

"We, the Medan City Government, Forkopimda and Pelni are working together so that tomorrow the Bukit Raya KM will be used as an isoter. We emphasize that there will be no fees," said Medan Mayor Bobby Nasution in Belawan, quoted by Antara, Thursday, August 19.

KM Bukit Raya, he explained, can accommodate more than 900 passengers. However, for operations as an isoter, this ship can only accommodate 485 COVID-19 patients.

Bobby Nasution explained that this restriction was carried out so that the handling of people infected with the virus from Wuhan City, China complied with the provisions of the health protocol.

"People who are self-isolating at home, but do not meet the requirements, vulnerable people, pregnant women, the elderly (elderly), we ask to move to this isoter," said Bobby.

He conveyed that the Belawan Harbor Police claimed to be responsible for moving vulnerable residents from self-isolation at home to an isoter place in KM Bukit Raya.

"Every 100 patients at KM Bukit Raya will be treated by four doctors and eight nurses. This is purely from the Medan Health Service in collaboration with Dr Pirngadi Hospital Medan," said Bobby Nasution.


The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)