Opposition to the health bill on Monday was expressed by thousands of health workers and medical personnel taking to the streets around the Monas area and in front of the Health Ministry in Jakarta.

It is time for the Puskesmas to return to its basic functions, to interact optimally with the community outside the walls of the health center building to carry out health promotion and prevention programs.

The health service crisis occurring up to the present is once again not only due to the limited number of doctors.

It is quite difficult to increase the capacity of beds, not easy to find oxygen, difficult to get new sophisticated drugs, but recruiting some hundreds or thousands health workers is really a major challenge to mount.

An investigation by Kompas found fake medical masks in circulation. “Crime in this country is unbelievable!” readers said in response to the discovery. They are irritated, even angry.

One hundred twenty-six medical workers of community health centers (Puskesmas) have died of Covid-19.

As Indonesia began its first vaccination, with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo receiving the first shot of COVID-19 vaccine, preconditions to guarantee the efficacy of the country’s mass inoculation drive must be ensured.

Adopting new habits has helped Indonesia survive the Covid-19 pandemic. However, challenges still lie ahead, so the people of the nation must continue to support each other.