Name : Lintang Nur Azzizah

Class : XI-1

Health Worker Shares His Struggle in Treating COVID-19 Patients and

Fighting His Anxiety

Reporter : Nurito | Editor : Maria Inggita | April 17th, 2020 08:20 PM 20:20 WIB | Dibaca 111 kali
Source : http://www.beritajakarta.id/

Since the appearance of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in several countries

including Indonesia, health workers have been at the forefront to treat the disease.
" I've to admit that treating COVID-19 patients is really tiring. Especially the fear of contracting
the disease"
The rapid transmission and spread, makes COVID-19 becomes a problem for health
workers. It means, they need to extremely careful in treating the patients or this disease can
threaten the safety of their life, family, and colleagues.
One of the health workers who is struggling to treat the COVID-19 patients is Andika
Chandra Putra (43), a pulmonary specialist doctor at the Central Public Hospital (RSUP)
Persahabatan, East Jakarta, as well as the father of three children.
"When we are handling COVID-19 patients, we should be extra clean, like, we can take shower
and change clothes up to five times a day. It is important to safe ourselves, our families, and
those who around us," he expressed, Friday (4/17).
He continued, he and his colleagues didn't have time to go home for two weeks because
they had to handle dozens of ship crews of Diamond Princess Cruise who were quarantined in
Sebaru Kecil Island, Thousand Islands some time ago. He must endure the longing to meet his
family because he needs to complete the task first.
"I've to admit that treating COVID-19 patients is really tiring. Especially the fear of contracting
the disease. But, we try to be calm while asking for forgiveness from Allah SWT, so that
everything goes well," said the man who graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at Andalas
University, Padang, West Sumatra.
He admitted that every day, at least he can handle up to 100 COVID-19 patients at RSUP
Persahabatan. He feels so grateful because the need of personnel protective equipment (APD) for
health workers in RSUP Persahabatan can be fulfilled. He and his colleagues hopes COVID-29
pandemic to end as soon as possible.
 He always reminds public to comply with instructions and regulations issued by central
and regional governments in order to handle COVID-19. Because it is important for the interest
of the wider community.
"Coronavirus is a virus that is not visible but can be transmitted to anyone and it is deadly.
Therefore it needs cooperation from all sides to stop the COVID-19 pandemic," said Andika,
who began his career as a doctor in 2003 at M. Djamil Hospital, Padang, West Sumatera. Most
importantly, he wants people not to underestimate how fast this virus can spread to the others.

3. The doctor’s treatments are reminds his patients to comply with instructions and regulations
issued by central and regional governments in order to handle COVID-19 and not underestimate
the covid-19 itself
4. I think the doctor’s life in that situation is horrible. He must endure the longing to meet his
family because he needs to complete the task first. He must be extremely careful when handling
his patients or this disease can threaten the safety of their life, family, and colleagues. He must be
so tired with all of that situations and facing the fear of contracting the disease.