Stigmas Worsen Transmission
In fact, aside from being a social problem that is causing anxiety and depression, stigmas are making efforts difficult to break the chain of transmission.
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A woman underwent a test with the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method or a swab test in the operation of the Mobile Laboratory Biosafety Level (Lab BSL-2) at the courtyard of Moh Ridwan Meuraksa Hospital. East Jakarta, on Tuesday (16/6/2020).
JAKARTA, KOMPAS – Stigmas against Covid-19, which has spread across Indonesia since the first cases were detected in early March 2020, have been growing as a result of the absence of reliable communication and weak health education for the public. In fact, aside from being a social problem that is causing anxiety and depression, stigmas are making efforts difficult to break the chain of transmission.
The social stigmas that people who have or have had the disease are experiencing vary from prejudice to being shunned by neighbors, to being evicted from their homes. Albert Ade, a Covid-19 survivor, said that when he tested positive for Covid-19, a number of his neighbors grew worried that they might be infected and stayed away from him.