Social Capital Plays Key Role During Pandemic
The psychosocial condition of the public is no less worrisome. The prolonged duration of the pandemic, especially with the recent surge in new Covid-19 cases, has disrupted the people’s ability to adapt.
A number of members or volunteers of the Covid Rangers took pictures before carrying out the mission, in Rembang Regency, Central Java, on Thursday (22/7/2021). Covid Rangers is a movement to help Covid-19 patients in Rembang.
The magnitude of the impacts from the Covid-19 pandemic increasingly indicates that the public are no longer relying on the government to cope with it. Society, with its social power, needs to be empowered.
The pandemic has eroded the economy and the psychosocial capital of citizens. The results of a Kompas Research and Development survey in July show that the condition has reached its lowest point in terms of vulnerability.