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Apr 14, 2020
The novel coronavirus has got to be this year’s hot topic. The WHO has declared the novel coronavirus disease, or COVID-19, a global pandemic that has spread across the globe, Indonesia included. In response, the Indonesian government has taken steps to curb the disease from transmitting further.
As the number of confirmed cases increases by the day, the government has implemented social distancing rules. These are the work from home (WFH) for businesses and online learning for students. Still, there are some who decided to ignore the government’s #DiRumahAja policy (#StayAtHome).
People tend to ignore something that they don’t understand. The following are reasons why social distancing is important in Indonesia.
Governments in some European countries have imposed mandatory lockdowns to curb transmission of COVID-19. It was quite unfortunate that in some of those countries, the virus was transmitted by younger people who thought that they were immune to the disease – and thus refused to stay at home.
While their health might not be affected, they did help to transmit the virus to those with weaker or compromised immune systems. It goes without saying that we don’t want massive COVID-19 outbreaks in Indonesia, which is why we need to maintain our social distance and work together to stop its transmission.
COVID-19 can spread through in more ways than one. Physical contact with another someone whose medical history we don’t know is one of those ways. Social distancing helps you to cut the chain of infection. As the saying goes, the strongest chain of infection is only as strong as its social distance links.
Being in the middle of a crowd is an open invitation for the virus to infect you. Not because you hate crowds, but because you can’t really tell who is infected by the disease. Furthermore, the jostles and bustles in crowded spaces create bridges of unintentional physical contact or transfer of bodily fluids, such as sweat, respiratory droplets, or saliva. Yes, that was horrible to type.
You are actively protecting yourself by maintaining social distance and by staying at home because you interact less with others. While it may not be easy, you are reducing the risk of infecting and being infected. If you adhere to the government’s policies, you are doing it for your fellow people and helping to reduce daily case counts.
Your immune system might be strong and healthy, but you will still be infected by COVID-19. There are many, many, many documented cases of people testing positive but show no symptoms. This is what is known as asymptomatic cases.
In these cases, the person unknowingly carried and inadvertently spread the virus to others, including to those with weak or compromised immune systems or to their loved ones.
Yes, having to stay at home all the time can be boring and stressful. But you must see the bigger picture: maintaining social distancing is important to flatten its spread in Indonesia before everyone, including you, can return to a normal life. In the meantime, you should take care of your health, exercise regularly, and eat healthy. Top it all off with Tolak Angin, a standardised herbal supplement that has been certified halal by the MUI.
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