Covid-19: Indonesia mourns for three doctors who died on the frontlines
CORONAVIRUS | Three Indonesian doctors were reported as having died of exposure to the Covid-19 virus on Saturday.
The three doctors were Dr Adi Mirsa Putra of Bekasi, Dr Djoko Judodjoko from Jakarta, and Dr Hadio from Bintaro, South Jakarta.
CORONAVIRUS | Three Indonesian doctors were reported as having died of exposure to the Covid-19 virus on Saturday.
The three doctors were Dr Adi Mirsa Putra of Bekasi, Dr Djoko Judodjoko from Jakarta, and Dr Hadio from Bintaro, South Jakarta.
According to a report by CNN Indonesia, Eryuni Yanti, head of PR at the Persahabatan Hospital in East Jakarta, confirmed that Adi Mirsa and Hadio had been receiving treatment at that hospital while Djoko breathed his last breath at the Gatot Soebarto Military Hospital in Jakarta.
"For the data, I have yet to receive it but further details will be revealed by the director," said Eryuni.
The Covid-19 virus which had its original epicentre the city of Hubei in China's Wuhan province has now spread throughout the world, and is now believed to have claimed over 13,000 lives.
To date, Indonesia has the most recorded deaths in South East Asia with 38 deaths out of 450 cases, 20 of them having recovered.
Philippines has recorded 19 deaths, while Malaysia has eight fatalities but with the highest number of cases in the region with a total of 1,183.
Another doctor named Pandu Priono claimed on Twitter that Djoko was believed to have been infected while treating patients with the same virus.
"He was also infected because of the lack of medical equipment at the hospital," he claimed.
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