Health Care for Covid-19 Patients Needs Strengthening

The new cases were identified based on the examination of specimens of 31,021 people, where the positive ratio was 20.2 percent, meaning one of five people tested positive.

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Medical workers man the Covid-19 rapid testing post at Pasar Minggu Regional General Hospital (RSUD) on Saturday (4/4/2020) in South Jakarta. Pasar Minggu hospital, which has been providing the Covid-19 testing facility since 20 March 2020, is one of several referral hospitals that have been designated in Jakarta for treating suspected cases of Covid-19 infection, people under monitoring (ODP), and patients under surveillance (PDP).

The capacity of healthcare services in a number of areas needs to be increased to anticipate the continued increase in Covid-19 patients. However, without suppressing transmission, services could collapse.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — New daily Covid-19 case numbers have again reached record highs, as have death tolls. The number of patients requiring treatment has swelled and jam-packed the hospitals. Without suppressing transmission, health services are feared to collapse.