Covid-19 positive, people without symptoms

Suara.com – Indonesian swimming legend Lukman Niode died at Pelni Hospital, West Jakarta on Friday (04/17/2020) at 12:58 WIB. The family confirmed that Lukman was positive on Covid-19.

This was confirmed by Idrus Niode, Lukman Niode’s biological brother, when journalists contacted him on Friday (04/17/2020).

Idrus said, initially the younger sister complained of stomach pain. After that, Lukman Niode was taken to Setia Mitra Hospital.

“It turned out to be a monitor. This is just stomach pain (originally). In medical terms gerdIdrus said.

“After being brought to Setia Mitra, he was fine, the pain decreased,” Idrus continued.

Quick test twice

As he felt pain again, Lukman Niode asked his wife to take her to the Pondok Indah Hospital (RSPI).

At RSPI, Idrus said, Lukman Niode performed two rapid tests. And the results are negative.

“Doctors say all of these are negative. These are bacteria,” Idrus said.

“In the morning I complained again, I told him to go to RSPI again. The doctor finally did a thoracic.”

“It was just seen that his lungs had a lot of spots. After that, we looked for a referral hospital, because the ICU in the RSPI was full.”

“One, two, three hours of waiting. Finally we asked to be referred to the Pelni Hospital (RS). At that time, what the ICU needed, the Hospital (ICU) was full of the friendship of the ICU.”

“He was finally taken to Pelni around 12 o’clock at night, it was Tuesday morning. With the patient’s note, he must be equipped with a ventilator because he was short of breath, he started heavy.

“After that I had nothing to do with it, until Pelni gave information about Lukman’s death,” Idrus explained.

Swab Test

Idrus added, Lukman Niode performed a hyssop test on Wednesday. A day later, the deceased was confirmed positive for Covid-19.

“Where do you ask? Maybe because of the virus, we don’t know. People without symptoms, maybe that’s the answer,” Idrus concluded.

Letter from the Ministry of Youth and Sports Affairs

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Youth and Sports (Kemenpora) sent a letter to the Pelni Hospital about the process of the funeral of Lukman Niode’s body.

“The letter was at the request of Mas Lukman’s wife,” Sesmenpora Gatot S. Dewa Broto said of the letter number: KP.12.00 / 4.17.2 / SET / IV / 2020 of April 17, 2020.

“Kemenpora is asked to request the Pelni Hospital so that the deceased can be buried in the Jeruk Purut cemetery.”

“I consulted the request with Mr. Menpora (Zainudin Amali) and he agreed, so that the Ministry of Youth and Sports can help,” Gatot explained in relation to the letter he signed.

Lukman Niode was born in Jakarta on October 21, 1963. The deceased had appeared to defend the Indonesian contingent at the 1984 Olympics.

The plan is for Lukman Niode’s body to be buried in TPU Jeruk Purut, in southern Jakarta.