TMII Provide 100 OTG Special COVID-19 Isolation Beds, Already Filled With 25 People

PIXABAY ILLUSTRATION

JAKARTA - Graha Wisata Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII) East Jakarta provides isolation facilities for COVID-19 patients specifically for the category of asymptomatic people as many as 100 beds.

"Graha Wisata TMII has received COVID-19 OTG patients since last Monday, February 7," said Head of the TMII Graha Wisata Unit Yayan Kustiawan when confirmed, Thursday, February 10.

Currently, Graha Wisata TMII has accommodated 25 COVID-19 patients. Yayan said the number of patients would increase in the near future.

If there are residents who are confirmed positive but cannot self-isolate at home, they need to get a referral to the puskesmas first to be isolated at Graha Wisata TMII.

"Patients who enter and are isolated at Graha Wisata TMII all come from puskesmas referrals," he said.

In addition, Yayan said that currently isolation facilities are being prepared at Graha Wisata Ragunan. It is estimated that this isolation facility will begin to accommodate OTG patients on Saturday, February 12.

For information, as of February 9, Jakarta had 81,281 active cases, namely cases that were still undergoing treatment or isolation due to exposure to COVID-19.

Based on the DKI Provincial Government's records as of February 9, the bed occupancy ratio (BOR) for isolation of COVID-19 patients in 140 referral hospitals was 61 percent. While the ICU used 39 percent.