Dr Corona Rintawan CollectedThe expert was in medical teams responding to Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines in 2013 and the 2015 earthquake in NepalIn what appears to be an ironic eponymous case, an emergency medicine expert, named Dr Corona Rintawan, has been chosen to spearhead the containment process of the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in Indonesia. Muhammadiyah, the country’s second-largest Muslim organization, last week appointed Dr Rintawan to head an interdisciplinary taskforce, with 13 experts, it set up, reports Arab News. The Muhammadiyah Covid-19 Command Center (MCCC) was set up to consolidate all Muhammadiyah assets in an integrated effort to mitigate the spread of Covid-19, Rintawan told Arab News on Thursday. Volunteers from Indonesia's Red Cross prepare to spray disinfectant at a school closed amid the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 16, 2020 | ReutersAsked about his name, the 45-year-old doctor said his parents named their children in alphabetical order. Indonesia confirmed 17 new coronavirus cases on Monday, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said, with 14 in Jakarta, where most have been clustered.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 16, 2020 19:18 UTC