A male nurse in Indonesia has been suspended after he admitted to stripping off his Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to have sex with a man infected with COVID-19 in a hospital toilet.
Asep Gunawan of National Nurses Association said;
It is true that there has been a suspected incident of a same-sex relationship between a health worker and a COVID-19 patient at the Wisma Atlet Emergency Hospital.
He said the nurse “must follow legal processing,” the Indonesia Expat reported.
The incident that took place in Jakarta came to light when the patient boasted about the romp on his Twitter account on Friday, according to UK’s Sun.
He uploaded a screenshot of WhatsApp messages between the horny couple including details about lubricants and the size of their genitals. The patient also posted an image of the nurse’s PPE lying on the floor as the pair had sex.
After the post went viral, the man was questioned alongside the nurse that he allegedly had sex with.
Both admitted they had met for sex in a toilet at the Wisma Atlet quarantine facility in Jakarta – a former Olympic athlete’s accommodation village that was transformed into a COVID-19 hospital earlier this year.
On his part, Lt. Col. Arh Herwin of the Regional Military Command expressed;
This case has been transferred to the Central Jakarta Police. We have secured the health worker to become a witness and asked for further information.
He added that the patient continues to undergo isolation at Athlete’s House.
The two men were later administered coronavirus tests. The patient was found to still be positive while the nurse tested negative, officials said.
The nurse and the patient could be prosecuted under Indonesia’s anti-pornography laws. If convicted, the men face prison sentences of up to 10 years.
