By: Gerry Iskandar) *
March 11, 2021, there is a holiday in the framework of Isra Miraj. People are asked to stay at home and don’t travel for a while. Remember that it is still a pandemic period, so mobility must be limited. Don’t be desperate to go on vacation and come home with the corona disease.
When the pandemic was not over, there was a new corona cluster after the long holiday. This holiday cluster is terrible, because it will increase the number of corona patients in Indonesia. According to data from the covid task force team, corona patients have increased to 5,000 people per day. Meanwhile, the number of people affected by the covid-19 virus in Indonesia is more than 1 million people.
Doni Monardo, Chair of the Covid-19 Handling Task Force, asked the public not to leave the city during the Isra Miraj holiday. The goal is to control Covid and not cause more victims. In that sense, as good citizens, we must obey the rules and refrain from going out during the pandemic. Rules are not to be broken, they are to be obeyed.
Indeed, there is a holiday during the long weekend because from March 11 to 14, 2021, it is a red date, because there is also a Nyepi holiday. However, that is not a reason to be desperate to go on holiday outside the city, let alone abroad. Instead of insisting on vacation for refreshing reasons, but go home and immediately get corona. Remember the old adage, it’s better to prevent than cure.
DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan also appealed to the public to stay at home during this April long weekend. The reason is, after a long vacation there is always a spike in covid cases. In that sense, the holiday cluster is real. Because when human mobility increases, the spread of corona will get even crazier. Especially if we are in a red zone.
This of course will be troublesome for health workers who are struggling in the hospital. Don’t be selfish and go on vacation, then show off your photos on social media, as if the struggle of health workers is meaningless. In fact, doctors and nurses are very tired under their PPE clothes because they work extra hard, and even increase their working hours outside of shifts. So they are also susceptible to contracting corona.
If health workers contract the corona and then accidentally pass it on to us, will we endure body aches, feel fever, have shortness of breath, and are unable to smell anything? It will become a vicious circle and the patient will continue to grow. No one wants to get this dangerous disease. Therefore, don’t travel with the excuse of being bored at home, on this isra miraj vacation.
When you are going to be invited on a vacation by friends, remember those who are enduring suffering in the hospital, because they are infected with the corona. We must empathize with patients who are short of breath and long for a healthy body condition. It’s not like walking around and traveling, and forgetting that it’s still a pandemic.
The pandemic should be a period of concern, and not wasting time on holidays. If there is excess money, it’s better to save it, not spend it while traveling. We don’t know when the pandemic will end, and we have to fasten our belts. As long as it is still strong to work and has a permanent job, because out there many have become victims of layoffs during the pandemic.
Be patient when the pandemic period is not over and just enjoy a vacation at home during the long weekend of isra miraj march 2021. There is nothing wrong with having a vacation at home, especially now that there are many entertainments that can be accessed from home. It is better to continue staying at home, rather than leaving for vacation and then languishing home because of corona.
) * The author is a contributor to the Cikini Press Circle and Students
