History today, five years ago, June 29, 2021, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menkopolhukam), Mahfud MD claims that there is a professor who considers the COVID-19 pandemic as a conspiracy. The presence of this view makes it difficult for the government to handle COVID-19.
Previously, the Indonesian government was often confused in breaking the chain of transmission of the corona virus. The narrative is because the government initially underestimated the presence of the deadly virus.
The presence of the COVID-19 pandemic was once considered trivial by world leaders. The narrative was because COVID-19 was considered a virus that was not dangerous. Some considered it a virus similar to the common flu. A disease that does not need serious attention.
Problems arise. The corona virus that was underestimated actually spread so quickly from the beginning of 2020. All countries then felt the impact. The death toll increased, the economic losses increased.
Indonesia is not much different. State officials are like racing to underestimate the corona virus. However, when the death toll is high, everyone panics. The spread of the corona virus is considered to disrupt and damage the people's economy.
The government also got unlucky. They didn't do much to stop the spread of COVID-19. As a result, the corona virus has a great destructive power. Even though the owner of the power has tried to follow the instructions of the World Health Organization, WHO.
The move was too late. Later, President Jokowi took a stance. He considered the only big step that could break the chain of the spread of COVID-19 was only through the vaccination program.
The narrative made Jokowi immediately look for stocks of COVID-19 vaccines around the world. He also supports the presence of domestically produced vaccines.
"Currently, the vaccines being developed in the country are the Merah Putih vaccine and the Nusantara vaccine, which we must continue to support. But to produce safe, safe, and quality drugs and vaccines, they must also follow scientific principles, scientific principles and clinical trials must be carried out according to the applicable procedures, open, transparent and involving many experts," said Jokowi as quoted by CNBC, March 12, 2021.
The problem of COVID-19 is not over. Many people criticize the government's slowness in fighting the spread of the corona virus. The Minister of Law and Human Rights, Mahfud MD, then spoke up. He considers the government not entirely slow.
He revealed that the more appropriate narrative was that the government had difficulty fighting COVID-19 on June 29, 2021. The difficulty in question stemmed from the many health experts having different teachings in fighting COVID-19. The government was also confused.
Not to mention, not a few experts and even professors who are known to Mahfud actually believe that the COVID-19 pandemic is nothing more than a conspiracy. This narrative makes it more difficult for the government to formulate steps against the corona virus.
"Covid-19 (is said) does not exist, it is an international conspiracy to destroy Muslims. In fact, the victims are not Muslims (only). Many are not even Muslims. That is why in the midst of this controversy the government needs to take a policy. The policy has been taken, and that is why we have a government," said Mahfud MD as quoted by CNN Indonesia, July 29, 2021.
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