Berau Regent’s trip confirmed from Covid-19 positive to death

SAMARINDA, KOMPAS.com – The Regent of Berau Regency, H Muharram, died while receiving treatment at Pertamina Balikpapan Hospital, East Kalimantan, due to being positive for Covid-19.

This 52-year-old man breathed his last on Tuesday (9/22/2020) around 4:45 p.m. WITA.

Before testing positive for Covid-19 and receiving treatment, Muharram had accompanied the working visit of the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) Edhy Prabowo to Maratua, Berau.

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Edhy visited Berau on Tuesday (1/9/2020) to release 300 hatchlings into the coastal waters of Green Nirvana Resort Maratua.

Muharram also accompanied Edhy on the visit.

Quoted from the official website of the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP), Edhy’s visit was the first time in Berau after being appointed minister.

In addition to Minister Edhy, the General Director of Marine Spatial Management Aryo Hanggono and the President of the Indonesian Tortoise Foundation, Bayu Sandi, also accompanied the visit.

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During a visit to the island of Maratua, Berau, Edhy was accompanied by Muharram and several other KKP Tier I officials.

Before visiting Maratua, Edhy had visited Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, and Ambon, Maluku.

Minister Eddy is said to be Covid-19 positive

Three days after the visit, Minister Edhy was reported to have tested positive for Covid-19 after returning to Jakarta.

Various national media are busy reporting that Edhy has Covid-19.

Five days after the news that Edhy contracted the corona virus, on Wednesday (9/9/2020) Muharram tested positive for Covid-19.

These results were revealed after Muharram underwent a medical check-up as a condition for advancing to Pilkada 2020 at Kanujoso Djatiwibowo Hospital in Balikpapan.

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Kanujoso Regional Hospital Director Eddy Iskandar said that of the two potential Berau Regent and Deputy Regent candidates who underwent a medical examination at Kanujoso Regional Hospital, only Muharram tested positive for Covid-19.

At that time we ask you about your last activity. He conveyed that he had had close contact with guests from Jakarta, “Eddy told Kompas.com.

According to Muharram’s account to the Kanujoso Regional Hospital medical team, Eddy continued, they met on Maratua Island.

“He did not say a name. I just said that they received guests from Jakarta to meet them on the island of Maratua,” he said.

In addition to being diagnosed positive for Covid-19, the results of the medical team’s medical examination said that Muharram also had hypertension and diabetes.

“So it could spread to the heart due to hypertension,” Eddy said.

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Since then, Eddy said, Muharram has had a cold and had a slight fever.

Muharram asked him to undergo treatment at Pertamina hospital until he passed away today.

Deputy Regent Corrects Muharram Accompanying KKP Minister

The Deputy Regent of Berau, Agus Tantomo, confirmed that Muharram accompanied the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) Edhy Prabowo during his visit to Berau.

“Yes, he (Muharram) accompanies him,” he said.

However, Agus did not want to speculate on the source of the virus that infected Muharram.

Announce your confirmed positive Covid-19 through video recording,

After testing positive for Covid-19, Muharram himself announced that he was confirmed positive for Covid-19 via video recording on Wednesday night (9/9/2020).

Muharram said that he was positive for Covid-19 due to his negligence in interacting with someone.

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He did not mention the identity of the person in question. It’s just that, Muharram apologized.

“I apologize profusely to all the people of Berau Regency for this incident. Some time ago I interacted with someone. So it happened like this,” Muharram said via video.

Muharram asked the people of Berau, especially the ASNs who have interacted with him, to immediately review themselves to break the chain of transmission of Covid-19.

Muharram also said that he did not experience any serious symptoms. I just have headaches and flu.

Has complementary diseases

Muharram reportedly died of respiratory failure while receiving treatment in the ICU of Pertamina Hospital, Balikpapan.

Muharram closed the era of continuing to have a positive Covid-19 status.

“He died of respiratory failure due to Covid-19,” said Berau Deputy Regent Agus Tantomo.

According to Agus, Muharram has a history of heart disease.

While receiving treatment at Pertamina Hospital, Balikpapan, he was also diagnosed with diabetes.

“But the main cause is Covid-19,” Agus said.

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Shortly after Muharram’s death, the Berau Health Office issued an official written statement.

The press release said that during Muharram’s treatment, Muharram’s condition fluctuated.

His condition worsened once he experienced it on September 13, 2020.

Then it got better, but it got worse today until he couldn’t breathe and died.

The Pertamina Hospital medical team had done everything possible, but severe pneumonia caused by Covid-19 had attacked the entire lung accompanied by comorbidities.

Muharram’s death is the third case of death due to Covid-19 in Berau Regency.