By: Sutopo ) *
Appeal to worship, work, and learn from home seems to have been used by many people to go home. The action was considered dangerous because the nomads could actually endanger the families in his village. The active role of the community to stay at home is needed to combat the epidemic
The homecoming habits this year experienced a significant shift. Because, this homecoming ban makes a number of migrants worried. Though this Lebaran tradition has been done for decades and has never been abandoned. However, this time the nomads had to hold back a little bit of yearning for relatives due to corona.
Like simalakama fruit, if the nomads return home, of course the longing for relatives will be paid off. However, if the homecoming potential to infect a dear person’s disease is considered greater. We can reason to have a healthy body, but not necessarily with our brothers and sisters in the village . Because the Covid-19 virus attacks people who have low immunity. such as elderly people and children including babies. They are vulnerable to contracting a virus that has killed thousands of people around the world.
Therefore, community participation is needed. Not only for the country, but also for their loved ones at home. Even if it feels heavy, this must be done. Moreover, this is already a matter of life.
Based on a number of reports, the government has repeatedly appealed to the public not to go home for reasons of safety and security. Even in a number of regions have implemented this ban. They detain or forbid these nomads from returning to their hometowns for safety reasons. However, apparently there are still many who violate these rules.
Based on the observation of a number of mass media mentioned there are thousands to hundreds of thousands of travelers who go to their hometown. The fear of being exposed to the virus seems to be inferior to having to endure longing with a loved one. So, what should be reckless like this? Even though the price of a life cannot be replaced by anything.
Supposedly, the travelers are more aware and aware of the potential that could have happened. The opportunity to go home again of course there will still be future, but if the lives of relatives or closest people are lost due to their desperation, where do they want to find a change? Or does the government really need regulations to impose a more strict ban on going home and having a legal entity?
The discourse is certainly reasonable if it is then applied. In addition to the government having the authority to protect its citizens, it will also reduce the Corona virus expansion rate that attacks humans blindly.
As we know, the virus that causes COVID-19 moves from one place to another easily, through humans as intermediaries. Especially from droplets that might splash when the coughing or sneezing.
Another fact is that if the patient is still determined to use public access. Hands that are in unhygienic conditions are vulnerable, because they will certainly touch the surface in public transportation. If so, the potential for exposure is greater.
This fact is also believed to be trending topics in the Maya world. Many are concerned about this situation. so most of these netizens make memes so that the community is able to survive overseas in the midst of the plague that is being hit. They expressed the sadness they felt because there was a temporary ban on going home. However, they also realize that if they go home, the lives of their loved ones may be lost. Especially if in the house they have family members who are elderly and there are children or babies.
This was even more horrified when Corona’s positive corpse was treated in a different way. Corpses or bodies must be sprayed with disinfectants, and mourners are not allowed to attend for mere takziah. Is not this obligatory attention. Try to imagine if it happened to us, our neighbors, or friends, and also loved ones.
Let us withhold our desire to return as a form of affection for the family. After all, hospitality can still be intertwined with the use of technology. Some even allow us to live stream with up to 100 members. We know this is a difficult condition, if not us who overcome this who else. It is time for the public to realize, because going home in the middle of the Corona Pandemic is the same as bringing death to a loved one.
) * The writer is a citizen , living in Yogyakarta
