Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
The surge in Covid-19 cases in recent times has made a number of hospital treatment rooms (RS) full. No doubt, many Covid-19 sufferers are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms to undergo treatment in self-isolation (isoman).
Then, when and what are the criteria for Covid-19 sufferers to be rushed to the hospital?
Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin explained the criteria for Covid-19 sufferers who need to be taken to the hospital.
“For those who are self-isolating and have symptoms, there are comorbidities, saturation is below 95 percent, then it’s starting to get tight [perlu] taken to the hospital,” Budi said in an online press statement on Monday (21/6).
Meanwhile, those without symptoms and mild symptoms, Budi advised to undergo self-isolation at home or centralized isolation in places such as Wisma Athletes.
“This is so as not to be exposed to high concentrations of the virus in hospitals and also frees up hospitals to actually treat people who have been infected. [bergejala] moderate and severe, “he added.
In line with the statement from the Minister of Health, previously, a pulmonary specialist, Jaka Pradipta, said that when he found a positive PCR result for Covid-19, there was no need to panic. If you experience mild symptoms, then simply undergo treatment at home.
However, if you start to feel symptoms such as weakness and experience a number of other complications, it is necessary to immediately go to the hospital’s Emergency Department (IGD).
“Dear ladies and gentlemen, when you are in a state of weakness, saturation [oksigen] down to 93 percent, and other complications, go straight to the ER at the hospital, don’t try to make calls looking for referrals, because it will be said to be full. Go straight to the ER to get emergency treatment,” Jaka said on Twitter.
Now CNNIndonesia.com still trying to contact a pulmonary specialist, Jaka Pradipta to give further explanation.
Meanwhile, for those who experience mild or no symptoms, see the guidelines that need to be done while undergoing self-isolation on the following page.
Guidelines to do when undergoing self-isolation
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