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Alone Together

Thu, October 8, 2020   /   12:17 pm
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    The entrance gate to the Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium in Bekasi, West Java on October. 2. 2020. The sports venue has been converted into an isolation center for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    Medical personnel walk toward an ambulance assigned to pick up COVID-19 patients at the Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium in Bekasi, West Java, on October. 2. 2020. Asymptomatic patients from hospitals and local health centers will undergo isolation at the stadium. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    Medical personnel roll out biers from an ambulance in the Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium in Bekasi, West Java, on October. 2. 2020. The ambulance will be used to pick up asymptomatic COVID-19 patients who will undergo independent isolation at the stadium. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    COVID-19 patients undergoing isolation at the Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium in Bekasi, West Java, participate in morning exercises on October. 2. 2020. Physical exercise is deemed important to increase patients’ immunity while undergoing isolation. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    An asymptomatic COVID-19 patient looks out the window while undergoing isolation at the Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium isolation center in Bekasi, West Java on October. 2. 2020. The isolation ward at the stadium has the capacity to house 55 patients. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    A patient cheers on a medical worker leading morning exercises for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients undergoing isolation in the Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium in Bekasi, West Java, on October. 2. 2020. Medical workers monitor the patients’ conditions during their isolation. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    A Bekasi Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) officer watches over the morning exercises for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients isolating at the Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium isolation center in Bekasi, West Java, on October. 2. 2020. The stadium houses asymptomatic patients whose homes do not have sufficient space for self-isolation. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    An asymptomatic COVID-19 patient rests on the ground following a round of morning physical exercises at the Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium isolation center in Bekasi, West Java, on October. 2. 2020. Physical exercise is deemed important to improve patients’ immune system against the coronavirus. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    A stretch of plastic string limits movement space for COVID-19 patients undergoing isolation at the Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium in Bekasi, West Java, on October. 2. 2020. Although sunbathing does not directly kill the coronavirus, it can improve patients’ mood and prevent depression. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    Asymptomatic COVID-19 patients socialize with each other in a designated area during their time at the Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium isolation center in Bekasi, West Java, on October. 2. 2020. Patients are allowed to interact with each other under strict health protocols. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    A medical worker checks on the condition of a COVID-19 patient undergoing isolation at the Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium in Bekasi, West Java, on Oct. 2. Medical personnel routinely monitor patients’ conditions. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    A cleaner works outside the Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium in Bekasi, West Java, on October. 2. 2020. The stadium now houses Bekasi’s asymptomatic COVID-19 patients. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

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    People wait in line to take rapid antibody tests and COVID-19 swab tests at the Patirot Candrabhaga Stadium in Bekasi, West Java on October. 2. 2020. Apart from housing asymptomatic patients, medical workers also conduct COVID-19 testing at the stadium. JP/Dhoni Setiawan

Seven months on, the COVID-19 outbreak in Indonesia has yet to show any signs of receding. The number of new cases constantly hovers around 4,000 every day, leading to high demand for quarantine facilities.

The Bekasi city administration in West Java has opted to turn the Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium into an isolation center for COVID-19 patients. The stadium, located in the heart of the city, now houses Bekasi’s asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.

Within the 30,000-seat stadium, health authorities have set up an isolation ward for families who do not have sufficient space for self-isolation in their respective homes. The ward currently has the capacity of 55 beds, with more planned.

In the stadium patients are routinely monitored by medical personnel. They are also required to participate in daily morning exercises to help increase their immunity against the coronavirus. Outside, rows of ambulances are on standby to pick up more COVID-19 patients with no, or mild, symptoms from local health centers or hospitals.

As of Oct. 2, health authorities had discharged 16 patients from the Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium quarantine center. (dio)