This patient from Corona disappears 3 days, resorts to treatment at the shaman’s house

BOGOR DISTRICT, KOMPAS.com – A mother with the initial E (42) who tested positive for the coronavirus or Covid-19 was picked up by the Task Force team at a shaman’s home in the Sukamakmur District, Bogor Regency, West Java .

The woman from Balekambang village, Jonggol district, chose to go to a shaman because she refused to receive treatment at the hospital.

In fact, he had time to undergo treatment in the hospital.

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The head of the Covid-19 Task Force Team at the Sukamakmur Health Center, Teguh Yudiana, said that initially this patient had a disease such as tuberculosis (TB) and had received treatment in a private hospital.

“Initially he went to the hospital for treatment for tuberculosis. Because there was no significant improvement during his treatment, other than his finances, he eventually went to a shaman,” Teguh said when contacted. Kompas.com, Wednesday (05/13/2020).

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According to Teguh, the medical team noticed that the patient had symptoms of the corona virus, such as shortness of breath and fever.

Then, the patient was examined by rapid test and the results were reactive.

He was then taken to a laboratory for a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) swab test in the hospital.

Forcing home

But the patient decided to return to his home in Jonggol, while waiting for the swab results to come out.

“She was forced to go home because her husband and son also met,” Teguh said.

A few days later, the results of the swab that came out indicated that the patient was positive for corona virus.

The health worker then asked the patient to immediately isolate himself at RSUD Cileungsi.