The Policy of the Military District Command 0609 / Cimahi in Helping Local Governments to Handle Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

This study aims to analyse the policy of the Indonesian Army (Military District Command 0609/Cimahi) in assisting the Regional Government of Cimahi City and West Bandung Regency in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic which has been endemic in Indonesia since March 2020. The research questions posed are how the form of policies formulated and implemented by Military District Command 0609/Cimahi in dealing with the Covid-19 Pandemic in the Cimahi City and West Bandung Regency areas? To answer these research questions, a social control theory analysis framework was used. The research method used is a qualitative method with data collection techniques in the form of observation, interviews, and literature studies. The results showed that the policies formulated and implemented by Military District Command 0609/Cimahi in dealing with the Covid-19 Pandemic in the Cimahi City and West Bandung Regency areas were realized in the following stages: (1) preventive activities with socialization of a clean and healthy lifestyle, the 3M campaign, namely washing hands, wearing masks, maintaining distance, inviting people to maintain stamina by doing regular exercise, and distributing masks; (2) repressive activities by conducting patrols to control public discipline, giving warnings not to crowd, and giving sanctions / punishments to health protocol violators; (3) curative with activities to pick up positive Covid-19 patients, carry out the isolation process for Covid-19 patients at the hospital, and treat Covid-19 patients at the Dustira Hospital. Keywords—policy, army, pandemic, Covid-19, Cimahi