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THE CORONA SURVIVORS

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that happen around the world can infects anyone.

Publics including officers, doctors, politicians, athletes, celebrities are also get infected by the virus.

It takes courage for people to admit that they are positively infected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) since there are still negative prejudice from some people to the patients.

That is the inner turmoil which is felt by the patients, be it Patients Under Supervision (PDP) or the positive one, while enthusiasm and supports from their surroundings are needed so that the patients can recover quickly.

Although the medicines to cure the disease has not yet to be found, but that doesn't mean it can't be cured.

Patients who have done 14 days isolation, in hospitals or self-isolation, said that not only consume vitamins, herbal medicines and exercise can improve the body immunity, but also being optimist and have positive thought can help the patients.

'What we need is negative result (coronavirus test), not negative thought', said Simon Nainggolan, 50, one of patients who have healed from coronavirus.

In order to prevent getting infected by the coronavirus, it takes a very discipline attitude to apply clean lifestyle by diligently washing hands with running water, wearing mask, avoid the crowd and applying social distancing and physical distancing.

Photo and text: Nova Wahyudi

Editor: Prasetyo Utomo

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Simon Nainggolan, 50, shows an X-Ray of his lungs in Jakarta.

KSF, 11, shows an X-Ray of her lungs in Jakarta. She is a student who receives treatment at the Emergency Hospital COVID-19 Wisma Atlet as Patients Under Supervision (PDP).

Dwieky Siti Rhomdoni, 37, shows an X-Ray of her lungs in Jakarta. She is a Patients Under Supervision (PDP) who underwent isolation at the Emergency Hospital COVID-19 Wisma Atlet Jakarta.

Peberia Tinambunan, 69, retired civil servant, shows an X-Ray of her lungs in Jakarta. She had self-isolation after her husband was stated positive corona.

Bogor Mayor Bima Arya, 48, poses in his house in Bogor, West Java. He had positive coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on March 17, 2020, went to isolation in the Bogor Regional Hospital and stated negative COVID-19 on April 18, 2020.

Alben Sitohang, 68, shows an X-Ray of his lungs in Jakarta. The entrepreneur went to isolation for 22 days at the Emergency Hospital COVID-19 Wisma Atlet Jakarta and stated negative on April 19, 2020.

Artist Detri Warmanto, 34, poses in his house in Jakarta. Son-in-law of Minister of Administrative Bureaucratic Reform Tjahjo Kumolo believes that COVID-19 can be cured by oneself through body’s immune system though the vaccine has not been found yet.

Risan Malkhi, 26, shows an X-Ray of his lungs in Jakarta. He works in a private sector had isolation at the Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital and stated as negative COVID-19 on April 14, 2020.

Ara Wiraswara, 39, a civil servant, shows an X-Ray of her lungs in Bogor. According to her experience during isolation in Bogor Regional Hospital, West Java, patients really need moral supports.

Arif Rahman Hakim, 50, poses in his house in Bekasi, West Java. He received treatment at the Mitra Keluarga Hospital in East Bekasi, since March 10, 2020 until March 30, 2020, and stated negative after taking swab test twice.