When examining the MER-C, Rizieq Shihab was already aware of the positive Covid-19 Page all

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Rizieq Shihab was confirmed to have tested positive for Covid-19 when tested by MER-C, a non-governmental organization dedicated to medical emergencies.

This was revealed by the Public Ministry (JPU) in the trial of the case of alleged false news about the results. swab test Rizieq by the Chief Director of the UMMI Hospital, Bogor City, Andi Tatat.

The indictment reading is an agenda for the first trial with defendant Andi at the East Jakarta District Court on Tuesday (3/16/2021).

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The prosecutor explained that the case began on November 12, 2020, when Rizieq requested assistance and medical examinations from the MER-C.

“I received a request letter from Rizieq Shihab addressed to Dr. Sarbini Abdul Murad as MER-C leader regarding medical assistance and examinations for Rizieq and his family, as well as providing the necessary treatment,” said one of the prosecutors who read the indictment.

In response to this request, the MER-C also issued an assignment letter with the number 048 / ST / MER-C / XI / 2020 and assigned two doctors.

The MER-C medical team then examined Rizieq, who admitted that he was not feeling well and was tired on November 23, 2020.

They, in addition to JPU, also conducted tests swab antigen against Rizieq.

It didn’t take long for MER-S to discover that Rizieq had been exposed to Covid-19.

“In 16 minutes, the Rizieq results were positive for Covid-19,” the prosecutor said.

Not just Rizieq, his wife also underwent an antigen swab test and the results came back positive for Covid-19.

After that, the medical team advised Rizieq and his wife to be hospitalized. They both agreed to do it at Ummi Hospital because they had undergone treatment there.

Andi was then informed by the General Director of UMMI Hospital, Najamudin, that Rizieq would do it. check on November 24, 2020.

He, according to the prosecutor, then ordered the team to provide appropriate treatment to Rizieq.

“Then the defendant ordered Najamudin to prepare the room of the president’s suite. The defendant then contacted Dr. Nerina Mayakartifa SPPD, M.Si to become the treating physician for Moh Rizieq Shihab’s patient, “the prosecutor said.

Next, Dr. Nerina examined Rizieq using interviews, radiology, and laboratory examination methods.

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As a result, Rizieq showed a lung infection due to Covid-19. So, he was immediately treated in a special area for Covid-19 patients.

“Based on the results of these tests, Rizieq was diagnosed with Covid-19 pneumonia confirm or lung infection by Covid-19, “said the prosecutor.

“Rizieq was then treated in the room of the president’s suite on the fifth floor of Ummi Hospital. The fifth floor of Ummi Hospital is a place for patients exposed to Covid-19,” he continued.

Andi did not immediately report

What is a legal issue, explained the prosecutor, Andi did not report the positive case of Covid-19 real time.

According to the prosecutor, Andi only reported this to the Bogor City Health Office about 22 days later.

In fact, as the Covid-19 referral hospital, Ummi Hospital is obliged to report positive cases directly. real time.

Andi is also seen to have hampered the follow-up of people who have had close contact with patients and made it difficult to cut the chain of transmission of Covid-19 because it did not directly report the case of Rizieq and his wife.

Not only that, the prosecutor cited Andi’s statement to the media on November 26, 2020, that Rizieq had not been detected to have been exposed to Covid-19.

“(Defendant Andi) said: ‘It is true that Habib Rizieq went yesterday to Ummi Hospital in Bogor city because he was tired from his activities, who immediately returned to the marathon,” said the prosecutor, broadcasting Andi’s statement to the media.

So it came here and the result put on screen in our team, thank goodness, it doesn’t lead to Covid-19, ‘”he continued.

For this reason, the prosecutor accused Andi of violating article 14, paragraph 1, subsidiary of article 14, paragraph 2, more than the subsidiary of article 15 of Law Number 1 Year 1946 on the Criminal Regulations in conjunction with article 55 paragraph 1 to 1 of the Penal Code. .

In the second indictment, Andi was charged with intentionally obstructing the implementation of the response to the epidemic.

He is considered to have violated article 14, paragraph 1, of Law No. 4 of 1984 on Outbreaks of Infectious Diseases in connection with article 55, paragraph 1 to 1 of the Penal Code.

Finally, in the third charge, Andi was accused of violating article 216, paragraph 1 of the Penal Code and article 55, paragraph 1 of the Penal Code.

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Rizieq Health News in November 2020

According to Kompas.com reports on Thursday, November 26, 2020, Andi stated that Rizieq did not show any symptoms of Covid-19 after undergoing a test or put on screen early.

“It is true that Habib Rizieq went to the Ummi Hospital yesterday, he entered the emergency room, because he was tired, in fact with his activities he returned immediately (from Saudi Arabia), he immediately went to the marathon,” Andi said.

“Currently, its condition is in good condition, but still under our control. put on screen at first there were no symptoms of Covid-19, “he continued.

At the time, Andi confirmed that Rizieq had a medical history at Ummi Hospital and had been there for two days.

“He arrived yesterday, so they have treated him here for two days,” he explained.

The news that Rizieq was being treated at Ummi Hospital was also made known to the Mayor of Bogor, Bima Arya Sugiarto.

Bima claimed to have received information from the Ummi Hospital management that Rizieq was exhausted.

“The management of Ummi Hospital immediately contacted me. That’s right, he (Rizieq Shihab) was treated there. He was treated yesterday, exhausted,” said Bima.

Bima explained, the hospital said Rizieq was reluctant to have someone visit him because he wanted to rest.

“The hospital also said that at this time he did not want to be visited first because he wanted to rest,” Bima said.

(Reporter: Nirmala Maulana Achmad / Editor: Nursita Sari)