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GridHEALTH.id – Eight months already pandemic virus corona (Covid-19) struck Indonesia.

But even though it has taken many victims, in fact there are still many people who don’t believe in it virus which was discovered for the first time in China.

As happened in Mimika Papua, where the majority of residents there do not believe in at all pandemic virus corona.

As a result, this condition makes it difficult for health workers to trace the history of close contact with a confirmed positive patient Covid-19 of Papua.

The news was conveyed directly by the Mimika Health Office’s Head of Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (P2M), Obet Tekege, as quoted by Antara, Wednesday (4/11/2020).

“Until now, the indigenous people Papua don’t believe in it virus corona, they thought virus it was brought from outside. This is of course an obstacle because the data are some of the original people Papua in Mimika is now exposed virus corona, “kata Obet.

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Obet, who serves as head of the Mimika Covid-19 Tracing Contact Team, added that the distrust of the residents has actually created a stigma for the patients and their families.

Officers who traced the contact history of patients who were confirmed positive for Covid-19 also received an unfriendly welcome from residents.

Not infrequently, the officers were berated by the residents. In fact, there are officers who have experienced physical violence.

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“We were severely berated by the 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.

Obet explained that residents who do not believe in Covid-19 are not only those who live on the outskirts of Timika, such as Kwamki Lama, SP13, and SP7.

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The people who live in Timika City are not much different.

“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.

This condition made Covid-19 positive patients undergoing independent isolation dishonest with the Mimika Health Office epidemiological investigation team. They often provide unclear home addresses.

“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,” said Obet.

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When viewed from a medical point of view, discrimination that is often experienced by the families of Covid-19 patients can affect the health conditions of victims, especially mental health.

A study published in New Directions for Youth Development shows that the effects of expulsion can cause mental disorders such as anxiety, fear of exclusion, and even prolonged depression.

Moreover, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the arrival of the corona virus (Covid-19) can cause stress for people.

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Fear and anxiety about an extraordinary illness, such as Covid-19, can cause strong emotions in both adults and children.

Researchers have found that some individuals may experience mental health problems for the first time during a pandemic. Adjustment problems, depression, and anxiety may arise.

A 2017 study recorded in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization, shows that there is an increasing number of people reporting mental health and psychosocial problems during the Ebola virus disease outbreak in Sierra Leone.

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Therefore, WHO recommends seeking information only from trusted sources and especially so that we can take steps to prepare plans and protect ourselves and loved ones from the transmission of Covid-19.

Furthermore, Obet also hopes that citizens must dare to eliminate indifference to the Covid-19 pandemic. So, the government can break the chain of spreading Covid-19.

Mimika Regency has the second highest number of positive Covid-19 cases in Papua Province.

There were more than 2,500 cases of Covid-19 in Mimika, 2,100 of whom were declared cured and 25 people died.

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