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the victims of) this pandemic disas- ents finally let Dewi work to help fight night shifts. She was assigned to work
ter, compared to the time when I was COVID-19. Sometimes they would call in the red zone area. “In Wisma Atlet
handling victims of another disaster,” and ask abour her well-being, al- hospital, we have three different zones
said Dewi, who just recently graduat- though oftentimes Dewi could not pick based on the international standard:
ed from medical faculty at The Mara- up. She often didnt get the chance to red, yellow and green. The red zones
natha Christian University, Jakarta. pick her parents’ or her friends’ calls. are for areas affected by COVID-19
Dewi was quite scared when she “I was busy and my family were pan- while the green zones are for areas
was about to work at the Wisma Atlet icked because I did not pick up their free of COVID-19 transmissions. On
hospital, one of the refferal hospitals calls,” she explained. those red zones, we have to use APDs
for COVID-19 patients. Her parents During her work, Dewi would use for 8 hours,” said Dewi.
were at first disapproved and forbid APD for more than 8 hours. Upon
her from being a volunteer doctor. But wearing it she could not pee nor drink Homesick
as the cases of COVID-19 in Indone- water, in order to minimize the use
sia keeps on increasing, she told her of another APDs. She knew that APD Upon working on her role for more
parents not to worry for she will use supply in Indonesia is limited. “That than 17 days at the hospital, Dewi and
health protective gears (APD) when- was our commitment to help save the her friends missed their families at
ever she works. Her will to help CO- APD stock, for we never knew when home. She tried to cheer herself up
VID-19 patients beats anything else. “I will this pandemic end. So we tried not and to avoid stress by exercising and
used to be in a volunteer doctor team to drink or pee for 8 hours,” she said. watching online movies. “I tried to
(to help victims of natural disaster) Dewi later explained that there cheer myself and tried not to discuss
and work outdoor,” she said. were five teams who were divided into about Corona while I got rest,” said
Though with heavy heart, her par- three shifts: morning, evening and she.