Dedication to the End

The war against COVID-19 is not over. the pandemic was a tough test for everyone, including the health workers who were experiencing mental fatigue.

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Health worker (right) greet positive patients with no symptoms of Covid-19 at the Adenium building at Mitra Siaga Hospital, Tegal Regency, Central Java, Saturday (10/10/2020).

Being invited to the State Palace and receiving the Bintang Jasa Nararya medal from President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is a consolation for Nur Iskandar, 23, after the death of his beloved wife due to COVID-19. Iskandar lost his wife, nurse Nur Putri Julianty, 25, after only one year and two months of marriage.

On April 9, Julianty, who worked at Andhika General Hospital, Jakarta, and was seven months pregnant, died while under treatment for COVID-19. "I had advised my wife to take days off before she got sick and eventually died. I was worried about COVID-19 because she was pregnant. However, she always said she had been sworn to work, under any circumstances,” said Iskandar, on Sunday (8/11/2020).