Nurse who took off her PPE to have sex with a male coronavirus patient in the hospital bathroom is suspended in Indonesia
- The incident came to light after the patient boasted about it on Twitter
- Both men were identified by police and admitted to the sexual encounter
- They face up to 10 years in prison if convicted under Indonesian pornography law, which rights groups say is used to target LGBTQ + people in the country.
A nurse in Indonesia has been suspended after admitting to removing personal protective equipment to have sex with a coronavirus patient.
The two men are said to have sneaked into a toilet in a hospital for a meeting, which came to light only after the patient boasted about it on his private Twitter account on Friday.
He allegedly uploaded what he said was a screenshot of the flirty WhatsApp messages between the couple, which included detailed discussions about lubricants and the size of men’s genitals.
The man also posted a picture of what appeared to be the nurse’s PPE lying on the floor during their meeting.
“It is true that there was a suspicious incident of a same-sex relationship between a health worker and a patient with COVID-19 at Wisma Atlet Emergency Hospital,” said Asep Gunawan of the National Health Care Association of Indonesia.
An Indonesian expat reported that both men were identified and admitted to the sexual encounter.
A nurse in Indonesia has been suspended after admitting to removing personal protective equipment to have sex with a coronavirus patient. Pictured: Wisma Atlet Emergency Hospital in Jakarta, where the meeting took place
The hospital was the home of athletes for the 2018 Asian Games, before being turned into a hospital during the coronavirus pandemic.
The nurse, who tested negative for Covid-19, was handed over to police for “legal proceedings”. The patient is isolated at the hospital because he is still positive for the virus.
“This case has been transferred to the Jakarta Central Police. We assured the health worker to become a witness and we asked for more information, “said the New York Post, Lieutenant Colonel Arh Herwin of the Regional Military Command.
“Meanwhile, the patient continues to be isolated at the Athlete’s House,” he added, referring to a former accommodation village for athletes from the Asian Games, which has been turned into a coronavirus hospital.
If convicted, men face up to 10 years in prison under Indonesian pornography law.
Human Rights Watch has accused the Indonesian authorities of deliberately using the law to target LGBTQ + people in the conservative Islamic country.
Although homosexuality has never been criminalized in Indonesia, there are no laws that explicitly protect the rights of LGBTQ + people, leaving them vulnerable to persecution.
The nurse and the patient could be prosecuted under the Pornography Law because of the posts sent on Twitter.
Indonesia saw an increase in coronavirus cases, registering 7,903 new infections on Thursday, adding to a total of 727,000.
Meanwhile, 251 deaths were recorded in the country on Thursday, in which 21,703 people died due to Covid-19 since the pandemic began.