Innalillahi Wa Innailaihi Rojiun, Almost Every Day Isoman Residents In Tanjungpinang Die

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JAKARTA - The Tanjungpinang City COVID-19 Task Force, Riau Islands, stated that many local residents who underwent self-isolation died.

"Almost every day people who are positive for COVID-19 in Tanjungpinang who undergo self-isolation die. Sometimes a day there are two cases of people who die while isoman," said Field Coordinator of the COVID-19 Handling Task Force Tanjungpinang Surjadi, in Tanjungpinang, as reported by Antara, Wednesday, July 21.

Surjadi emphasized that the handling of COVID-19 must be balanced with the availability of patient beds in hospitals and integrated quarantine places supervised by health workers. If beds and space for the treatment of COVID-19 patients are limited, it is feared that the number of people who died because they could not be handled optimally would continue to grow.

"We must work hard so that the transmission of COVID-19 can be prevented, and all patients are treated properly," he said.

According to him, not all residents who are self-isolating are in asymptomatic condition. A number of residents who experience symptoms, who want to be treated at the hospital are forced to undergo self-isolation, because they do not get a bed in the treatment room.

The condition of the usability of the bedrooms at the Tanjungpinang Hospital, the Navy Hospital and the Riau Islands Hospital is currently critical. The average bedroom occupancy reaches 95 percent, even though the room and bed have been added.

The use of beds at the Tanjungpinang Hospital for COVID-19 patients has passed 50 percent. In addition, he said, the Tanjungpinang regional government Mes will be used for patients who are treated, but not sick because of contracting COVID-19.

"We hope that the Riau Islands Hospital will add more rooms and beds for COVID-19 patients, so that symptomatic COVID-19 patients can be treated intensively," he said.