VOI - Voice of Indonesia | RRI - Radio Republik Indonesia

Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) Chairman Daeng M. Faqih stressed on the criticality of support, from all elements of the nation in the fight against COVID-19, as the pandemic is expected to prolong.

"The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to last for an extended period of time. Hence, we need the support of many parties," Faqih noted in a statement in Jakarta on Saturday as quoted by Antara.

The IDI chairman pointed to the shortage of personal protection equipment (PPE), faced by medical workers while bureaucracy had hindered the distribution of the equipment, from the government to hospitals nationwide.

The IDI has received a report that cited the difficulties faced by private hospitals in obtaining PPE, as most of them were distributed to the government's referral hospitals.

To this end, the association has commended the efforts made by various parties to help medical workers in handling the outbreak.(Antara).