Online System Conciliation to Improve Knowledge and Perception of COVID-19 in the Local Community at Permata Bunda Hospital

COVID-19 is a world health problem with the first cases found in Wuhan, China. This case progressed until there were reports of deaths and there was a spread outside China, including Indonesia. The Government of the Republic of Indonesia responded to this as an emergency response by establishing a task force to accelerate the handling of corona which functions to prevent, detect and respond to Covid -19. One form of prevention of transmission is to increase knowledge by conducting counseling.Method: Cross sectional study with 165 participants. This study uses a questionnaire measuring tool that is accessed online and analyzed into univariate and bivariateResult: There was a significant difference in people's knowledge before and after counseling with a value of p = 0.000. This is indicated by an increase in the post-test scores of participants who also experienced an increase after counseling with a mean post-test score of 74.2 compared to the pre-test score of 40.4.Conclusion: General Public knowledge and understanding of Covid-19 is still quite low so that counseling through the online system has succeeded in increasing public knowledge which can be seen from the post-test scores that have increasedKeywords: COVID - 19, online, perception, knowledge.