By Gistflash News
July 5, 2021
At least 1,031 medical workers in Indonesia have died from COVID-19 since the Coronavirus was first detected in the country in March 2020 until June 2021.
The Indonesian Hospital Association (PERSI) said Monday.
Secretary-general of the association, Lia Gardenia Partakusuma said amongst the medical workers, 405 were general practitioners, 43 dentists, 328 nurses, 160 midwives, and 95 others.
Indonesia is facing a surge in COVID-19 cases after a long Eid al-Fitr holiday in May and the entry of the more contagious Delta variant, leaving medical workers overwhelmed by so many patients.
Meanwhile, medical workers who had recovered from COVID-19 do not have enough time to rest and are required to return to hospitals to deal with the soaring number of patients, Partakusuma added.
The Indonesian government has been imposing emergency community activity restrictions (locally known as PPKM) from July 3 to July 20, 2021, to ease the spike of COVID-19 cases.
Xinhua/NAN
