VOI - Voice of Indonesia | RRI - Radio Republik Indonesia

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has distributed 349,000 pieces of protective equipment (APD) to health workers dealing with COVID-19 cases in hospitals. As quoted by Antara News Agency, government spokesperson for COVID-19 handling, Achmad Yurianto, at a press conference on Wednesday in Jakarta stated as many as 349,000 protective equipment have been distributed to meet the needs of health workers who are at the forefront of handling COVID-19.  Yurianto explained 360 referral hospitals have been prepared by the government for handling patients under close monitoring (PDP), or COVID-19 positive patients.The hospitals belong to the military, the national police, State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), or are privately owned. He said it is government  joint commitment. This is a serious problem that must be addressed in an integrated way by all parties. Currently, It is not less than 5,000 health workers have been deployed to break the chain of COVID-19 transmission.Ant.==