Ali Taher dies after allegedly exposing Covid-19

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The National Mandate Party (PAN) mourned the death of the president of the PAN faction of the Republic of Indonesia and a member of the Commission VIII of the RI People’s Democratic Republic, Ali Taher Parasong, on Sunday (1/3/2021) .

“We are in mourning. Deep pain. He is my greatest, the former secretary general of PP Pemuda Muhammadiyah. He is a figure of our party. Internally he is a role model,” said the president of the DPP PAN, Saleh Partaonan Daulay, in a statement written on Sunday.

Saleh said Ali had been hospitalized since December 27, 2020 with an alleged exposure to Covid-19.

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“I called one of her daughters. I asked her to find a hospital. After asking friends from the Ministry of Health, the available rooms were the Fatmawati Hospital. However, at that time, there was news that the Cempaka Putih Islamic Hospital He also had empty rooms. He asked to be treated at RSIJ Cempaka Putih, “he said.

He said Ali’s condition had deteriorated after six days of being treated in the hospital.

In fact, Ali’s oxygen saturation had touched 40 percent on Saturday (2/1/2020) afternoon. In fact, healthy people typically have an oxygen saturation of at least 95 percent.

A breathing device was placed on the lungs on the advice of a physician and with the consent of the family.

After that, the deceased’s oxygen levels returned to normal upon hitting the 80-90 percent mark. Saleh said Ali showed signs of improvement.

However, according to Saleh, Ali’s condition worsened again on Sunday around 1 p.m. WIB.

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“Bang Zulkifli Hasan, our President General, had a phone call with him this morning. But a few moments later, his condition dropped again. He cannot be reached. Around 1:00 pm, saturation dropped. 33 percent, “he said.

Ali then died around 2pm WIB today. Saleh assessed that many parties will lose the deceased.

“Let us pray that he is husnul khatimah. His acts of worship are accepted by Allah. The family left behind receives patience and perseverance, amen,” Saleh said.