Nationalgeographic.co.id – End of March 2020, pagebluk Covid-19 has spread in Indonesia. Many people have taken the initiative to close the area where they live, so that the virus does not enter with guests who come.
The initiation was mostly carried out by residents in Yogyakarta, although prohibited by the Sultan and the Provincial Government of DIY. The resident’s actions also won praise on social media for his initiative, and other Indonesians were amazed.
The initiation was also owned by Muhammad Syafiq Abdan Syakuri, a student at Mercu Buana University majoring in psychology. He joined the team Muhammadiyah Covid-19 Command Center (MCCC) from the beginning and participated in various activities, including decontamination to funerals.
Syafiq is willing to temporarily leave his family in Pakem, Sleman Regency, to stay long at the MCCC office in Kotagede, or at the office BPBD DIY. Meanwhile, to meet his parents, he had to take advantage of the free time, and the results of the swab test were negative.
“During the pandemic, it’s been up to 30 times, it seems, Mas, being tested [usap],” he said with a chuckle when contacted National Geographic Indonesia, Wednesday (07/07/2021). “The problem that worries me is not the transmission of fellow teams, Mas. [Justru] transmission to families. “
For a night’s rest, they had to sleep just like on a mattress, or sleeping bag. Even though there is actually a bed in the office, Syafiq and his team never use it for flexibility.
Since July 2020, people have started asking them about the funeral of the plague corpse. Syafiq and his team have also focused on handling corpses until now.
Syafiq reported that the majority of the personnel in his team were students like himself. As long as his duties as the caretaker of the corpse, along with lectures are carried out online, everything is done in the office.
When there is a call for duty to pick up the body, it is usually done at night. Because, at noon, they have to share tasks with other teams from the province.
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Muhammad Syafiq Abdan Syakuri, commonly known as Syafiq, was making preparations in his office to pick up the body that was immediately buried.
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However, since lecture activities were closed in December 2020, along with changes in the regulations in DIY, students from outside Yogyakarta chose to return to their respective villages.
“Finally, DIY has minimal personnel, which at first could support three teams, we are at most two teams. Of the 40 active personnel, [kini] so 20’s,” explained Syafiq. The solution is to recruit residents as volunteers as additional staff.
“Previously we had attended the funeral as well, because in the past, once a day, twice a day (bodies were buried), and that no every day. Unlike today, which is 10-15 times a day,” he explained.
The way the funeral team works is done from picking up at the hospital or at the residents’ homes. They usually get the call first, and work hand in hand with BPBD DIY.
After getting the body and getting the burial location, this is where the difficulties he experienced occurred. Many local residents refuse to accept local bodies.
Sometimes, PPE that is too closed and difficult to breathe, causes psychological personnel to lead to careless actions, Syafiq argues.
Of course this activity is tiring. Their work, coupled with problems in the field, forced them to make clear time management and team divisions, including working procedures with BPBD.
Even without any allowance, Syafiq said that his team was sincere as a volunteer without expecting material results.
“Because what we do is a call from the heart, on our own initiative,” he explained.
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The second wave
From March to May 2021, Indonesia experienced a decrease in pagebluk cases from the first wave that occurred in December 2020 and January 2021. At that time, the government banned Lebaran homecoming, followed by additional travel restrictions.
However, Irma Hidayana from Lapor Covid explained that the regulations were not strictly enforced. Even the doors of tourists from abroad are opened, resulting in the transmission of viral variants that can occur, and soaring the second wave as it is today.
In addition, the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan in May 2021 invited the public to Work From Bali to strengthen the economy. Then in June, Vice President Ma’ruf Amin also campaigned for Work From Raja Ampat with a similar purpose.
Unlike what Syafiq and his friends did. During the break from the first wave, they received a warning from the Muhammadiyah Disaster Management Center (MDMC) to prepare equipment and personnel due to the possibility of a second wave.
“What we see from the chaos then ramps up, that’s what we beware is the spike. Because in DIY itself, the prokes is declining, that’s what we are really worried about there will be a spike,” recalled Syafiq.
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The DIY BPBD team together with several community organizations such as MCCC carried out decontamination in the city of Yogyakarta on June 22, 2021.
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When the second wave occurs, the spike in deaths also increases. Some of them died due to lack of access to health facilities, as happened at Dr Sardjito Hospital in Sleman Regency earlier this July.
The hospital itself claims that the deaths that occurred amounted to 33 patients. But other news said the number reached 63 patients due to the unavailability of oxygen.
Regarding this, the Governor of Yogyakarta Sultan Hamengkubuwono X denied that the death was due to the inaccessibility of oxygen.
Syafiq reported that a resident who was self-isolating died by hanging himself in Gamping, Sleman, on Tuesday (29/06/2021). The residents were thought to have died due to the pressure they faced.
There are also patients who are self-isolating who died due to lack of access to health facilities. This can have an impact on his mental state.
“Maybe at first his condition was fine, but when they (patients) self-isolate without support by people around him, what else is living alone, his psyche can be affected,” explained Syafiq.
Until now, Syafiq explained that his party had formed a complaint service center for self-isolation. The goal is to help and facilitate needs such as medical devices, to prepare for self-isolation.
Not alone, they work hand in hand with several affiliated universities, such as the University of ‘Aisyiyah Yogyakarta (UNISA), UMY, and UAD. Thus, facilities for self-isolation and additional personnel are available to serve the community.
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