Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan (Antaranews) - Ulin General Hospital (RSUD) Banjarmasin set up four special rooms for "Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus (MERS-CoV) patients.
RSUD Ulin PR M Jusuf said on Tuesday, four special room with four beds room has been prepared at Aster Rooms, fifth floor.
Ulin Banjarmasin has prepared five specialist physicians, namely four pulmonary specialists and consultants, plus an anastasi doctor.
According to Yusuf, Ulin Banjarmasin also assigned 11 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nurses, who have been trained to handle MERS-CoV patient problems. In addition, equipment and medicines also prepared.
The hospital perform the early step if there are people coming from pilgrimage detected MERS-CoV.
"The point is, we are ready if we get people from South Kalimantan if detected with deadly virus that originated from the Arab countries," he said.
However, he admit, no MERS - CoV patients were treated in Ulin hospital. But the hospital still setting up isolation areas.