A hospital in Jakarta has suspended a male nurse after a suspected incident of a same-sex relationship between the health worker and a COVID-19 patient.

The case was revealed through the patient’s confession on his Twitter account, @bottialter on Friday, December 25, 2020, according to a report in Jakarta Expat.

The patient also uploaded a picture of the personal protective equipment which the nurse removed from his body and laid on the floor. Similarly, he also shared a screenshot of the WhatsApp conversation with the nurse wherein they agreed to have sexual intercourse in the hospital’s toilet.

Subsequently, a search was called by the manager of the Integrated Joint Task Command for the operation of Wisma Atlet Emergency Hospital. During the search, the identities of the nurse and patient were discovered and both admitted to sexual interaction, reported the Indonesian newspaper.

The patient and the nurse were subsequently arrested, while a COVID-19 test was performed on both. The health worker didn’t contract COVID-19 while patient was still positive.

The newspaper further reported that the nurse was handed over to the Central Jakarta Police for further legal proceedings.

The Indonesian National Nurses Association also confirmed the incident. “It is true that there has been a suspected incident of a same-sex relationship between a health worker and a COVID-19 patient… Our response from the Indonesian National Nurses Association is that the alleged nurse must follow legal processing,” its spokesperson was quoted by the Indonesia website as saying.