THE BEHAVIOR OF RURAL COMMUNITIES AGAINST THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND THE ROLE OF VILLAGE GOVERNMENTS
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THE BEHAVIOR OF RURAL
COMMUNITIES AGAINST THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND THE ROLE OF VILLAGE GOVERNMENTS
By
Syukron Fajriansyah
Faculty of Tarbiyah IAIN Parepare
syukron.fajriansyah98@gmail.com
Abstract
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced a pneumonia case that occurred in Wuhan China on December 31, 2019. Pneumonia cases occurred due to the latest virus called COVID-19 which means coronavirus disease 2019 (WHO, 2020). The first case occurred in Indonesia since the Indonesian Government announced that two Indonesian citizens (WNI) were declared positive for the 2019 coronavirus disease. Since the outbreak, the Indonesian Government has given appeals to the public to overcome this outbreak so that it runs effectively and efficiently. But in reality, there are still many Indonesians who do not heed this appeal. There are still many people who are indifferent to the government's appeal regarding this epidemic, especially rural communities that still do not have awareness of the dangers of this virus. Therefore this study aims to analyze why some rural communities bring up these behaviors and also the religious patterns of rural communities, and how to overcome them. The results show that the behavior displayed by people who do not comply with government calls is based on cognitive bias. In addition to analyzing the behavior of rural communities and how to handle them, this article also describes tips on the role of the village government in preventing the spread of Covid-19. The research method used by this research is a qualitative case study with a descriptive analysis approach.
Keywords: Pandemic, Covid-19, Rural Community, Cognitive Bias, the Role of Villages
