Lola Amaria: It's Time For The Government To Be Firm, If Needed Force Citizens To Vaccinate

Lola Amaria (Photo: Savic Rabos, BY: Raga / YOU)

JAKARTA - The protracted COVID-19 pandemic has a direct impact on all Indonesian citizens. Lola Amaria was also affected economically. All shooting plans are cancelled. Even the restaurant business has been closed since the pandemic.

"I also have filming, there are films and series, I just have to postpone. How long? We also don't know, I also don't want my crew and players to be sick, exposed to COVID-19, not yet if there is a cormobit, it will be a long time series," said Lola Amaria when talking to VOI some time ago.

Compared to several other countries that have succeeded in mass vaccination of up to 80% of the population, Indonesia is considered to be very slow in the recovery process.

"Overseas, literacy and education are good. They are given an explanation of what COVID-19 is, how it is transmitted, what if it gets infected. Indonesia is difficult to educate. Because it is very wide, there are many islands, many languages, and the level of education is also different. Telling people in Madura and in Jakarta is different. So it's complicated," he said.

The firmness of the government abroad, according to him, is one of the keys that makes COVID-19 overcome.

"Outside, when the doors are closed, lock down, everything is closed for one month. No one steals going home, tourist attractions are opened. Here, it is forbidden to go home, but given a date. Yes, people will go home before that date, it is blocked the road breaks, looks for the mouse path. Don't go anywhere, tourism is opened. Yes, it's gone. If you ask when it will be finished, it won't be finished," he explained.

Lola Amaria believes that Indonesia can get out of the COVID-19 pandemic if the vaccine can be carried out optimally.

"Actually, you can if you want to use a method like Russia. The military goes down, sits down the citizens, vaccinates everything, there's no excuse. It will make it easier. The UK has 70% of its citizens vaccinated, so yesterday's Wimbledon was held again with people watching without masks. In America, concerts can be held because 90% of its citizens have been vaccinated. So if something goes wrong, the risk is not heavy," he said.