Open AccessGovernment Effort in Preventing The Spread of Covid-19 in Indonesia
Author(s) -
Ratnawati Ratnawati
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
muhammadiyah international public health and medicine proceeding
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2808-5361
DOI - 10.53947/miphmp.v1i1.155
Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , enforcement , social distance , covid-19 , business , isolation (microbiology) , pandemic , scale (ratio) , law enforcement , public health , public relations , political science , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , medicine , geography , law , pathology , biology , philosophy , linguistics , microbiology and biotechnology , cartography , nursing
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) is infectious disease caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndr ome Coronavirus2. Sars-Cov-2 is a new type of coronavirus that infects thousands of millions of people in the world in a short time. Anticipating the increase in the spread of infection due to COVID-19, the government urges all people to adopt a new lifestyle during the pandemic. Prevention efforts carried out by the government are the implementation of Health Protocols, Adaptation of New Habits, Large-Scale Social Restrictions, and Enforcement of Restrictions on Community Activities. This scientific work aims to determine the prevention efforts made by the government in reducing the spread of covid-19. This research method uses literature studies or studies of journals regarding the prevention of COVID-19. The results show that the efforts made by the DKI Jakarta Government in preventing the spread of covid-19 by implementing Health Protocols (washing hands with soap, wearing masks, social distancing, maintaining distance, self-isolation), New Adaptations/New Normal, Large-Scale Social Restrictions, and Enforcement Restrictions on Community Activities. The conclusion is the efforts to prevent the spread of covid-19 carried out by the DKI Jakarta Government as a change in the order of people's lives by applying various rules. This is done to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the community. Then it is necessary to enforce strict and real punishments for violators in the form of fines large enough to create a deterrent effect for people who violate the policies and rules that have been applied.