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KOMPAS.com- Pandemic months Covid-19 happened in Indonesia, but there are still people who do not believe it.
As in Papua, especially indigenous Papuans in Mimicry, there are still many who think Covid-19 was brought from outside.
Even when the local Covid-19 Task Force carried out their duties, the community chided them and threw stones at them.
Threatened citizens
The residents threatened to destroy his residence.
Other officers have also been berated by residents.
There are also officers who have received physical violence.
“We were severely berated by residents, even our colleagues were stoned. They accused me of being God for determining whether someone has Covid-19 or not. People threatened to come and destroy my house,” said Obet in Timika. as quoted from Among, Wednesday (4/11/2020).
Covid-19 illustration-Fake address
This creates a negative stigma regarding residents exposed to Covid-19.
As a result, many residents were dishonest when officers carried out contact tracing.
Officers also find it difficult to trace the contacts of positive Covid-19 patients.
“They reported the wrong address. When we came to the address given, none of the local residents knew him. There were also those who gave him a clear address, but when he was visited the officer concerned was not at his house,” he said.
The residents in the city did not believe it
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Illustration of the corona virus that has spread in Indonesia.-Not only on the outskirts of Timika City such as Kwamki Lama, SP13, and SP7, even many residents who live in Timika City do not believe in Covid-19.
“Especially those who live in boarding houses, it is the most difficult for our officers to find because they are afraid of the stigma of other neighbors,” he said.
“Until now, indigenous Papuans do not believe in the existence of the corona virus, they think the virus was brought from outside. This is of course an obstacle because according to data some indigenous Papuans in Mimika are now exposed to the corona virus,” he said.
He hopes that the public can eliminate indifference so that the Covid-19 pandemic can end soon.
Source: Kompas.com (Editor: Dheri Agriesta) Among
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Covid-19 illustration-Fake address
This creates a negative stigma regarding residents exposed to Covid-19.
As a result, many residents were dishonest when officers carried out contact tracing.
Officers also find it difficult to trace the contacts of positive Covid-19 patients.
“They reported the wrong address. When we came to the address given, none of the local residents knew him. There were also those who gave him a clear address, but when he was visited the officer concerned was not at his house,” he said.
The residents in the city did not believe it
Illustration of the corona virus that has spread in Indonesia.-Not only on the outskirts of Timika City such as Kwamki Lama, SP13, and SP7, even many residents who live in Timika City do not believe in Covid-19.
“Especially those who live in boarding houses, it is the most difficult for our officers to find because they are afraid of the stigma of other neighbors,” he said.
“Until now, indigenous Papuans do not believe in the existence of the corona virus, they think the virus was brought from outside. This is of course an obstacle because according to data some indigenous Papuans in Mimika are now exposed to the corona virus,” he said.
He hopes that the public can eliminate indifference so that the Covid-19 pandemic can end soon.
Source: Kompas.com (Editor: Dheri Agriesta) Among
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