JAKARTA, Jun 26 (NNN-ANTARA) – At least 949 medical workers in Indonesia have died of COVID-19, from Mar, 2020 to Jun, 2021, the Indonesian Medical Association’s head, Adib Khumaidi, said yesterday.
Of the 949 medical workers, 401 were doctors, 315 nurses, 150 midwives, 15 pharmacists, 43 dentists, and 25 medical laboratory experts.
“The extraordinary surge in the number of patients in hospitals has increased the working hours of medical workers and doubled their risks of being exposed to the coronavirus,” Khumaidi added.
Khumaidi said, the surge in COVID-19 cases could not be resolved, simply by increasing the bed capacity in hospitals, but it had to be addressed from upstream, by enhancing public order on health protocols.
In May, 2021, seven doctors died from COVID-19 but the number jumped to 24 in Jun, 2021.
Jan, 2021 saw the highest number of 65 COVID-19 deaths, among medical workers.– NNN-ANTARA
