Hospitals asked to convert 40% capacity for COVID care 22nd January 2021
Indonesian Health Ministry s director general of health services, Abdul Kadir. Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Ministry of Health has asked hospitals across Indonesia to convert 40 percent of their health service capacity for COVID-19 treatment.
Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has issued a circular to all hospitals on the conversion of health services for COVID-19 handling, the ministry s director general of health services, Abdul Kadir, said at the West Merdeka 9 Forum here on Friday.
In addition to asking hospitals to convert 40 percent of inpatient rooms for COVID-19 treatment, the ministry has also asked all hospitals to convert 25 percent of ICU room capacity to provide ICU services to COVID-19 inpatients.