As Many as 60 Medical Staff at UNAIR Surabaya Hospital Were Reported to be Exposed Covid-19, Here's the Explanation

News24xx.com - A total of 60 medical personnel at the Airlangga Hospital (RS), Surabaya, East Java (East Java), reportedly contracted the coronavirus or Covid-19. The Mayor of Surabaya, Tri Rismaharini finally brought a tool to test the medical staff.

Head of Communications Ministry of Health, Widyawati said, it was still looking for detailed information related to this information. "Wait a minute, I'll confirm first. I'll tell you later," said Widya, Wednesday (27 May 2020).

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Meanwhile, Chairperson of the Co-19th Vigilance and Preparedness Task Force of the Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI), Prof. Dr. Zubairi Djoerban said, health workers at the Unair Hospital in Surabaya, infected with the coronavirus, did not reach 60 people. But he also did not explain in detail the number of health workers exposed.

"The capacity of Covid-19 nurses is 60 and it's always full. The infected (corona), not that much," he said.

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Denial also came from the Chair of the Information and Public Relations Center (PIH) of Airlangga University (Unair), Suko Widodo. According to him there were only six health workers exposed to Covid-19 and dominated by nurses.

"Not 60 people, how come there are a lot of them. They are infected because of direct contact with Covid-19 patients. If there are doctors who are also affected," said Suko, Wednesday (27 May 2020).