COVID-19

COVID-19

Corona virus or COVID-19 is a virus originating from a bamboo curtain country that spreads to several countries such as Indonesia. Corona virus is a zoonosis, meaning it is transmitted between animals and humans. According to investigations that have been carried out, SARS-CoV is transmitted from civet cats or better known as weasels to humans and MERS-CoV from camels to humans. Some Corona viruses are also known to be reported in animals that have not previously infected humans.

Corona virus is a collection of viruses that can infect the respiratory system. In many cases, this virus only causes mild respiratory infections, such as flu. However, this virus can also cause severe respiratory infections, such as lung infections (pneumonia), Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

Causes of Corona Virus, Corona Infection virus or COVID-19 can cause sufferers to change flu symptoms, such as fever, runny nose, cough, sore throat, and headache; or respiratory infections, such as high fever, coughing up phlegm and even bleeding, difficulty breathing, and chest pain.

However, there are generally 3 that can indicate someone who is against the Corona virus, namely:

1. Fever (body temperature above 38 degrees Celsius)

2. Dry cough

3. Shortness or respiratory distress

Until now, the Corona virus has been infected by 152 countries, including Indonesia. WHO has even upgraded Covid-19 status to a pandemic. In Indonesia alone, patients infected with the Corona virus have reached 70,736 people, 32,651 people reportedly have recovered, while 3,417 other people have died.

In Indonesia, the most total cases were found in the province of East Java with a total of 14,231 people, followed by DKI Jakarta with a total of 12,667 cases and followed by several provinces in Indonesia with not a small total number of cases.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure !!!

REMEMBER not to be complicated, keep a safe distance, use a mask, wash hands thoroughly, cover mouth and sneeze nasal compilation, avoid direct contact, consumption of cooked food.

a conversation about COVID-19

Paul : “Hi Paula, how are you?”

Paula : “well, how about you?”

Paul : “I'm fine, btw ... where are you going?”

Paula : “Oh, I want to buy a soda drink at the convenience store next to the dormitory.”

Paul : “Oh my god! Didn't you hear the news?”

Paula: “Oh? What news?”

Paul : “Corona Virus or COVID-19 is already in very dangerous status. The government has allowed us to remain silent at home and not travel outside if it is not important. The virus is very dangerous, especially for parents and children.”

Paula : “Do you know the symptoms of corona virus?”

Paul : “If you replace the virus, days 1-3 you have to fix a fever. On days 4-6, you have to suffer from pain and maybe even diarrhea. On the 7-9 days is when he was subjected to a virus. really worse, you will have trouble and a very bad cough.”

Paula : "Oh, that's so scary. Do you know how to avoid corona virus? "

Paul : "Yes. I do. First, you have to wash your hands after a minimum of 20 seconds. Second, you must stay more than 1 meter from people who sneeze or cough a lot. Third, you must stay in place and don't come out to really - really urgent.

Paula : "Thank you! What should I do about the virus? What should I do?"

Paul : "You should contact the hospital and tell them the questions you are having. After you go there, the hospital must be ready to examine you and determine whether you have the corona virus or not. If you have a report about your home, please do so from parents parents and children. "

Paula : "Okay, thanks for the information.

Paul : “You're welcome, it's better if you drink my juice which is still in the fridge”

Paula : “Oh really? Thank you very much Jennie.”

Paul : “You're welcome.”

Learn Form Home

Learn Form Home

Online learning is distance learning that uses electronic media and is an effective form of social restriction. In the current emergency, by minimizing interaction and direct contact with others, social restrictions can be considered voluntary acts of self-quarantine.  In these conditions lecturers are challenged to explore new innovations in the delivery of learning materials, to make their subjects interesting, with the condition of the world that is at war with the corona outbreak.

 The past three weeks I have spent time studying at home due to the uproar of COVID-19, My campus gave a decision earlier than the government.  because there are diseases that easily spread in our daily environment.

 that's why the campus imposes all students to do online learning activities or if in campus I am usually called V-class, where every lecturer will give assignments to students online, besides that in campus I also have ILAB practicum which can add value  in the main course.

 While studying at home I usually can do three to four divclass subjects in a day with a variety of subjects, besides that I also do lab work on a predetermined day.  In my opinion, the privilege in this online learning method allows the flexibility of different ways of learning and also the more effective use of time.  With online learning sessions, we (students) are taught to show an attitude of responsibility towards assignments given to the lecturer.

House joins experts to push for lockdown against COVID-19

·         Ghina Ghaliya, Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Ardila Syakriah

The Jakarta Post

Jakarta   /   Thu, March 19, 2020   /   09:24 am

Calls are mounting for President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to take extreme measures to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, including implementing a localized quarantine or partial lockdown, despite concerns over executing such a measure. 

House of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani, as well as both government and opposition lawmakers, have demanded the Jokowi administration enforce stricter measures by implementing a localized quarantine as stipulated in the 2018 Health Quarantine Law, saying that many people were ignoring the President’s call to practice social distancing. 

“The House of Representatives supports [taking] the measure to mitigate [the spread of] the COVID-19 pandemic by implementing social distancing and localized quarantine policies as stipulated under the 2018 law on health quarantine,” Puan said in a statement on Monday. (kalimat langsung)

“The House is calling on the government and the people to be disciplined in practicing social distancing,” she added.

The central government has sent mixed messages as regards its COVID-19 prevention and control measures, with the President seemingly engaged in a policy spat with regional administrations on how best to limit the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19, the disease it causes.

Some regional administrations, including Jakarta, have called for a policy resembling a lockdown, but the President has said that the regions had no jurisdiction to issue such a measure. Meanwhile, the central government has been undecided on whether it would resort to imposing a lockdown. 

The country's scientists have also suggested a lockdown for areas been deemed "hot zones" to contain the virus' spread ahead of the Ramadan fasting month in April and the Idul Fitri Islamic holiday in May.

Indonesia has reported 227 confirmed cases of COVID-19 to date.

Public health specialist Nurul Nadia Luntungan of the Center for Indonesia's Strategic Development Initiatives (CISDI) called for the government to be "assertive" in imposing its social distancing policy, rather than issuing a mere appeal as it had. She stressed that strict social distancing was needed to minimize deaths, and added that people with moderate to severe symptoms of the disease could be treated at hospitals. (Tidak langsung)

Nurul also noted that Indonesia's lackluster approach to COVID-19 testing raised the possibility of cases going undetected, particularly asymptomatic cases that could then unknowingly transmit the virus to others without a strict protocol to restrict public interaction. This could overwhelm healthcare facilities in the country, which were unprepared to manage the outbreak.

Epidemiologist and biostatistician Pandu Riono at the University of Indonesia concurred, saying that aggressive social distancing measures should be implemented to slow the spread of COVID-19 and minimize possible transmission to high-risk populations. Slowing the rate of infection, or  "flattening the curve", would in turn prevent overburdening the country's limited healthcare facilities and workers.

However, the government must first establish interinstitutional coordination and secure the supply and distribution of basic goods before imposing such measures to ensure their effectiveness, he said. 

"The government lacks command. They are confused [...] despite the existence of guidelines they can follow and lessons from other countries," Pandu told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday.

Pandu also believed that community transmission had been occurring in Indonesia since January, and that cases remained largely undetected due to lack of testing.

Deputy chairman Mulfachri Harahap of House Commission III, which oversees legal affairs, suggested that the government seriously consider imposing a lockdown, pointing to China's success in bringing the local epidemic under control after imposing a nationwide lockdown.

"I appreciate the efforts of the government’s rapid response team in containing the virus, but I'm also waiting for the policies,” said the National Mandate Party (PAN) politician.

Former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono also called on the Jokowi administration to take a more serious approach to the coronavirus by adjusting existing policies, noting that the government appeared to have underestimated the virus. 

The Democratic Party patron expressed concern that Indonesia would see an explosion in the number of cases when other countries were seeing declines in infection, and that the government's belated response could turn Indonesia into "the new epicenter" of the pandemic.

With the number of new cases in China dropping daily to near zero in recent weeks, the epicenter of the pandemic had now shifted to Europe.

Yudhoyono also noted that several countries and cities had imposed lockdowns to save lives, and that in such areas, people were prohibited from leaving their homes and places that could host large crowds, like restaurants and malls, had been closed.

“Some people may be uncomfortable about this policy, which also carries risks, including economic losses, but such policies and actions [are necessary]. Public health and safety should be prioritized above all else,” he emphasized.

Fadholi, a NasDem Party lawmaker of the ruling coalition who is also on the House's public health commission, also called on the government to impose a lockdown.

"Some countries are responding quickly to the pandemic by imposing a  lockdown. The government should study [how to implement the policy] from this point forth," he insisted

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https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/03/19/house-joins-experts-to-push-for-lockdown-against-covid-19.html