FOTO: Menengok Pembuatan 'Kasur Peti Mati' di Kolombia

AP, CNN Indonesia | Rabu, 13/05/2020 16:15 WIB

, CNN Indonesia -- Perusahaan di Kolombia berinovasi dengan membuat tempat tidur yang bisa berfungsi ganda sebagai peti mati jika pasien positif Covid-19 meninggal dunia.

A worker at a company that designs packaging for product displays assembles a cardboard box designed to serve as both a hospital bed and a coffin, intended for COVID-19 patients, in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, May 8, 2020. Owner Rodolfo Gomez said he plans to donate the first units to Colombia's Amazonas state, and that the company will sell others to small hospitals for 87 dollars. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Sebuah perusahaan di Kolombia meluncurkan solusi 'aneh' untuk mengatasi kekurangan tempat tidur dan peti mati selama masa pandemi Covid-19. Solusi itu adalah menggabungkan keduanya, tempat tidur yang sekaligus dijadikan sebagai peti mati. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Workers at a company that designs packaging for product displays cut a cardboard box designed to serve as both a hospital bed and a coffin, intended for COVID-19 patients, in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, May 8, 2020. Owner Rodolfo Gomez said he plans to donate the first units to Colombia's Amazonas state, and that the company will sell others to small hospitals for 87 dollars. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Melansir Associated Press, sang pemilik perusahaan Rodolfo Gomez terinspirasi dari cara masyarakat Guayaquil, Ekuador, yang tak mampu membeli peti mati. Untuk mengatasinya, mereka menggunakan bahan serupa kardus sebagai peti mati. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Workers at a company that designs packaging for product displays assemble a cardboard box designed to serve as both a hospital bed and a coffin, intended for COVID-19 patients, in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, May 8, 2020. Owner Rodolfo Gomez said he plans to donate the first units to Colombia's Amazonas state, and that the company will sell others to small hospitals for 87 dollars. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Alhasil, perusahaan membuat tempat tidur yang terbuat dari bahan serupa triplek yang dikombinasikan dengan bahan logam. Tempat tidur ini dapat berfungsi ganda sebagai peti mati jika si pasien meninggal dunia. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Tempat tidur diklaim dapat menampung berat hingga 150 kilogram dengan biaya masing-masing sekitar US$85 atau sekitar Rp1,27 juta. Gomez berharap, tempat tidur buatannya bisa digunakan di sejumlah klinik darurat Kolombia. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Rodolfo Gomez, left, and his employees demonstrate how their design of a cardboard box can serve as both a hospital bed and a coffin, designed for COVID-19 patients, in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, May 8, 2020. Gomez said he plans to donate the first units to Colombia's Amazonas state, and that he will sell others to small hospitals for 87 dollars. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Sebagai langkah awal, Gomez berencana untuk menyumbangkan 10 tempat tidur buatannya ke wilayah Amazonas yang memiliki sumber daya terbatas. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Rodolfo Gomez, to center, and his employees demonstrate how their design of a cardboard box can serve as both a hospital bed and a coffin, designed for COVID-19 patients, in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, May 8, 2020. Gomez said he plans to donate the first units to Colombia's Amazonas state, and that he will sell others to small hospitals for 87 dollars. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Kendati demikian, pihak medis ragu akan efektivitas tempat tidur. Dokter mengingatkan bahwa jenazah harus ditempatkan dalam kantung tertutup sebelum dimasukkan ke dalam peti mati untuk menghindari penularan. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Workers at a company that designs packaging for product displays carry a box containing one of their co-workers to demonstrate how their new design of a cardboard box can serve as both a hospital bed and a coffin, designed for COVID-19 patients, in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, May 8, 2020. Owner Rodolfo Gomez said he plans to donate the first units to Colombia's Amazonas state, and that the company will sell others to small hospitals for 87 dollars. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Perusahaan yang dipimpin Gomez sebelumnya bergerak dalam bidang periklanan. Namun, pandemi membuat bisnis kian lumpuh. Negara di Amerika Selatan itu telah melaporkan hampir 9.500 kasus positif infeksi virus corona. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)