Sidoarjo, E Java – Performing head of East Java’s Sidoarjo district, Nur Ahmad Syaifudin, 57, died on Saturday after being hospitalized with believed COVID-19 signs, director of the Sidoarjo Public Hospital, Atok Irawan, stated.
” Having observed the symptoms that he suffered (from), he might have been contaminated with COVID-19,” he informed regional journalists in Sidoarjo, East Java province, on Saturday.
Irawan said Syaifudin had actually asked him to perform a chest X-ray (CXR) around 2 p.m. regional time on Wednesday after experiencing cough, fever, and shortness of breath.
Based on the thorax image, Syaifudin was detected with pneumonia and advised to get hospitalized, he said.
Syaifudin, who was arranged to participate in a plenary session with members of the district’s legal body, requested Irawan to prescribe him medicines instead.
Irawan stated although Thursday and Friday were holidays, he sent out Syaifudin a message over WhatsApp, inquiring after his health, however did not get any reply.
At 8.30 a.m. regional time on Saturday, Syaifudin called and said he was all set to be hospitalized, Irawan revealed.
At 9 a.m. the same day, paramedics got Syaifudin from his house and brought him to the Sidoarjo Public Hospital, where he received medical treatment. But, he died at 3.30 p.m. local time, Irawan said.
Syaifudin was officially sworn in as the acting head of Sidoardjo district on January 14, 2020.
Coronavirus infections at first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan at the end of 2019.
Ever since, COVID-19 has actually spread to over 215 nations and areas, including Indonesia, with a huge spurt in death toll.
As of early this week, Indonesia’s COVID-19 case count had reached 141,370, with 94,458 patients making a complete recovery, and 6,207 others catching the infection.
Indonesia is making full-blown efforts to develop a vaccine to eliminate the infection that has activated public health and economic crises in all affected countries.
The pandemic has actually seriously impacted Indonesia’s economy: the nation’s gross domestic product contracted 5.32 percent in the second quarter of this year.
The federal government has actually worried on the urgency of strong assistance of and active involvement from all components of the society to deal with the crises of public health and economy.
Indonesia’s 6th president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, has revealed self-confidence in the nation’s ability to solve and guide through the twin crises as long as it stands joined.
To this end, he has actually encouraged the government to lead and help the people, while, at the very same time, advising the public to totally support the government and meet necessary tasks. (INE)
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