Tackling the COVID-19 Pandemic: Managing the Cause, Spread, and Impact
The outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 is attacking societies in all regions. The speedand scale of the outbreak have been acceleratingfatalities and causing social and economic disruption. We need coordinatedand comprehensive actions on the national and international level in creating a sharedresponsibility and human solidarityto suppress thespread of the virus, empower resilience in society, and address the virus’ socio-economicimpact. Increasing the healthcare capacity for testing andtracing, implementing quarantine and physical distancing measures, restrictingmovement, andprioritizingthe most vulnerable groups – the elderly and/or chronically sick patients – shouldbe treated as ways to minimize the spread and impact of the virus. Furthermore, the social andeconomic dimensions of this crisis must be managed to enhance the resilienceof societies and countries. There have been catastrophiclosses due to this pandemic, leading to fatalities and bringing instability to many social andeconomic urbanareas. The approaches to tackling this virus must be well-established. Making society safe in thispandemic is everybody’s business.Governments, the private sector, academics, and professionals, as well as everycitizen, need to be engaged and play their role in building a resilient societyin terms of health, economic, and social resilience. Citizen empowerment iscrucial in mitigating the impacts of the pandemic, including the ability toadapt to shock, panic, and stress and to quickly respond to an unstableenvironment.
Yudan Whulanza, Nandy Putra, Muhammad Arif Budiyanto, Paramita Atmodiwirjo, Yandi Andri Yatmo, Eny Kusrini, Mohammed Ali Berawi, Eko Adhi Setiawan, Akhmad Herman Yuwono, Nyoman Suwartha, Muhammad Suryanegara, Ruki Harwahyu, Yuri T. Zagloel