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Corona Rintawan

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In thisIndonesian name,there is nofamily name.The nameRintawanis apatronymic,and the person should be referred to by thegiven name,Corona.
Corona Rintawan
Born(1975-01-01)1 January 1975(age 49)
Surabaya,East Java,Indonesia
Alma materUniversity of Brawijaya
OccupationEmergency physician

Corona Rintawan(born 1 January 1975) is an Indonesianphysicianspecializing inemergency medicine.Active in the field since 2003, he has led the NGOMuhammadiyah's medical response team in multiple disasters, most recently theCOVID-19 pandemic.

Early life

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Corona was born inSurabaya,East Javaon 1 January 1975, as the third child of four siblings. Corona's name originated from theToyota Corona,which was a popular car in Indonesia in 1975.[1][2]Corona is a graduate of the Faculty of Medicine at theUniversity of Brawijaya.[2][3]In 2018, he earned aspecialist degreeinemergency medicine.[4]

Career

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Corona joinedMuhammadiyah-affiliated medical organizations in 2006, and as of 2020 he practices medicine at the Muhammadiyah hospital inLamongan,East Java.[2]

Emergency medicine

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Corona's work in emergency medicine began in 2003, when he was deployed toAceh,[5]and he also worked in the area following the2004 tsunami.[6]

In 2013, Corona was deployed to the Philippines as part of an aid team in the aftermath ofTyphoon Haiyan,[7]and he headed Muhammadiyah's medical response team (Muhammadiyah Disaster Management Center/MDMC) to theApril 2015 Nepal earthquake.[8]During the Rohingya refugee crisis in 2017, Corona was appointed to lead Muhammadiyah's team of 50 medical practitioners ( "Muhammadiyah Aid" ) toCox's Bazar,itself under a larger group of Indonesian aid to the refugees of which Corona was coordinator.[9][10]The aid team encountered adiphtheriaoutbreak in the refugee camps.[11]

COVID-19 pandemic

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Uponthe outbreakofCOVID-19in Indonesia, Muhammadiyah formed an emergency command center and appointed Corona as its chief, allocating 20 hospitals in Java and Sumatra to handle the disease backed by some 30,000 philanthropic locations operated by the organization in Indonesia.[3][12]Corona prepared two programs to handle the outbreak: one through raising awareness of potential risk factors, which included spreading the awareness of the need for self-isolation.[13]The other program was aimed at motivating those who had hoardedface masksto donate them to others.[14]

Corona publicly stated his concern about people usingchloroquinefor self-medication, touted by both Indonesian PresidentJoko Widodoand American PresidentDonald Trumpas a potential cure for COVID-19, and getting drug poisoning.[15]In April, he was enlisted by theIndonesian National Board for Disaster Management(BNPB) as a special staff, resulting in him being replaced at the head of Muhammadiyah's response team.[16]Later on, he criticized government policy to open uprestrictionsas putting economy over public health.[17]

Post-COVID

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In 2023, Corona was deployed to an Indonesian field hospital inHassa, Hatay,Turkey following the2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.He was deputy head of the Indonesian Emergency Medical Team.[18]

References

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  1. ^Sudjarwo, Eko (9 March 2020)."Di RS Lamongan, Antisipasi Penyebaran Virus Corona Dipimpin Dokter Corona".detiknews(in Indonesian).Retrieved13 March2020.
  2. ^abc"Sosok dr Corona, Ketua Tim Dokter Muhammadiyah yang Perangi Virus Corona".Kumparan(in Indonesian). 9 March 2020.Retrieved13 March2020.
  3. ^abRamadhan, Rizki (10 March 2020)."Dokter Muhammadiyah Bernama Corona, Pimpin Tim Tangani Virus".CNN Indonesia(in Indonesian).Retrieved13 March2020.
  4. ^"FK UB Lantik Dokter Spesialis"(in Indonesian).Brawijaya University.29 November 2018. Archived fromthe originalon 21 March 2020.Retrieved13 March2020.
  5. ^"Cerita Dokter Corona Ditunjuk PP Muhammadiyah Pimpin Tim Lawan Corona".TIMES Jatim(in Indonesian). 8 March 2020.Retrieved13 March2020.
  6. ^"Interestingly Named Doctor Heading Up Virus Outbreak for Muhammadiyah Hospitals".Indonesia Expat.12 March 2020.Retrieved13 March2020.
  7. ^"Muhammadiyah Desak Pemerintah Indonesia Bantu Rumah Sakit Lapangan Bagi Korban Haiyan".SatuHarapan.com(in Indonesian). 2 December 2013.Retrieved13 March2020.
  8. ^"Nepal Beri Penghargaan Dokter Indonesia".Antara News(in Indonesian). 25 May 2015.Archivedfrom the original on 27 May 2015.Retrieved13 March2020.
  9. ^"Indonesian Muslims provide healthcare to Rohingya refugees".UCA News.12 October 2017.Retrieved13 March2020.
  10. ^"Presiden Jokowi Serahkan Bantuan Bagi Pengungsi Rakhine"(in Indonesian).BNPB.29 January 2018. Archived fromthe originalon 6 April 2020.Retrieved13 March2020.
  11. ^"Muhammadiyah Aid Tangani Difteri Rohingya".Media Indonesia(in Indonesian). 30 January 2018.Retrieved13 March2020.
  12. ^"Doctor called Corona helps Indonesia battle coronavirus".The Star.11 March 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 12 March 2020.Retrieved13 March2020.
  13. ^"Langkah-langkah Dokter Corona Antisipasi Penyebaran Virus Corona di RI".Kumparan(in Indonesian). 10 March 2020.Retrieved13 March2020.
  14. ^"Melalui Gerakan GEMAS, dr Corona Ajak Masyarakat Cegah Virus Corona".Pikiran Rakyat(in Indonesian). 13 March 2020.Retrieved13 March2020.
  15. ^"As deadly as coronavirus: fake news about chloroquine treatment".South China Morning Post.25 March 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 25 March 2020.Retrieved26 March2020.
  16. ^"Dokter Corona Rintawan Ditarik Jadi Stafsus BNPB".Republika(in Indonesian). 15 April 2020.Retrieved15 April2020.
  17. ^"dr Corona Kritik Pelonggaran PSBB: Kesehatan Dikalahkan Ekonomi".Kumparan(in Indonesian). 9 June 2020.Retrieved3 July2020.
  18. ^"Rumah Sakit Lapangan di Turki Buka Layanan Rawat Jalan hingga Operasi".Okezone(in Indonesian). 16 February 2023.Retrieved25 April2023.
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