HHEADLINESEADLINES WEDNESDAY March 3, 2021 3 Unsung heroes go above, beyond during pandemic Many have overcome challenges to keep the world spinning, despite their own struggles

Ardila Syakriah, She recovered from the acute ill- the disease in 2020. Tri Indah Oktavianti, ness but was left with prolonged The disease is a real concern Nina Loasana symptoms. among journalists, including TV and Budi Sutrisno Despite her condition, she says journalist Ramaditya Domas. The she still tries her best to answer 27-year-old has been identifi ed as The Post/Jakarta journalists’ questions about her a close contact of at least 20 col- A year to the date after Presi- opposition to the government’s leagues who tested positive for dent Joko “Jokowi” Widodo an- requirement that travelers un- COVID-19. nounced ’s fi rst two dergo rapid tests. “I realize the high risk of this confi rmed COVID-19 cases, the job during the pandemic, but I virus has changed the lives of Danti, nonpermanent teacher don’t want to switch jobs. Be- many in the country. The COVID-19 crisis has hit ing a journalist is my passion and Millions have contracted the the country’s education system choice,” says Ramaditya. illness, and millions more remain hard as the government has im- at risk of infection. Hundreds of posed its distance learning policy Adang, cemetery worker thousands have lost loved ones, on students, teachers and parents Adang has worked at Pondok and the global economic down- alike. This has been even harder Ranggon public cemetery in East turn has aff ected both employers for nonpermanent teachers, who Jakarta for more than a decade. and employees. are not civil servants and are of- But the 40-year-old cemetery Still, some people have risen to ten paid much less than perma- worker never expected to manage meet these challenges and keep nent teachers. the burials of COVID-19 victims. the world spinning, not only for Danti Prellasita is a 27-year-old Along with around 110 oth- themselves but also for those nonpermanent teacher at an Is- er cemetery workers, Adang has around them. Many have gone lamic elementary school in Jem- been digging 40 to 45 graves each above and beyond the call of duty ber, . She earns about Rp day to bury the bodies of people to help others in need, despite 700,000 (US$48.80) per month who have died of COVID-19. After their own hardships. for teaching 26 fi rst graders on- the cemetery ran out of plots, he Here are a few glimpses into line each day. Antara/Maulana Surya and his colleagues were instruct- the stories of some of these un- “I feel my workload has in- Virus avengers: Volunteers in hazmat suits hold up signs on Jl. Gatot Subroto in Surakarta, Central ed to dig multilevel family graves sung heroes. creased during the pandemic be- Java, on Tuesday to mark one year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. to bury new COVID-19 victims. cause the students’ parents will “I hope this pandemic passes Aryati, medical specialist call me at night to ask about sub- of contracting COVID-19, espe- ing external workers or receiv- port news, exposing herself to quickly and everything returns to Indonesia’s COVID-19 testing jects or assignments,” says the cially since the surge in family ing guests for fear that they might the risk of contracting COVID-19 normal. We are already digging program has encountered many mother of one. clusters. She does not have much bring the virus into their homes. from the people she meets. dozens of graves every day,” he says. obstacles, including shortages of Despite the challenges of her choice, the 36-year-old says, be- “My income has dropped dras- This is especially so when the Adang adds that he is afraid reagents, testing kits and labora- low wage and the limitations of cause her husband has lost his job tically,” says Iin, “but I’m grateful 29-year-old is covering news on he might transmit the virus to tory equipment. technology, she says she still loves as a driver. as long as my kids can eat.” the coronavirus. his family, although no cemetery As the coronavirus spread to teach. Before the pandemic, Iin says, “Despite my best eff orts to pro- worker at Pondok Ranggon has throughout the country, health au- she usually had two cleaning jobs Yuliana and Ramaditya, tect myself, I tested positive for been infected. thorities began involving more labs, Iin and Annisa, home per day that paid Rp 100,000 for journalists COVID-19 last September,” Yuli- As a public employee on mini- many headed by female specialists. service providers two hours. Today, she rarely gets The past year has been hard for ana says. mum wage, he cannot aff ord to “It’s hard to just breathe,” said Some employees have had the three jobs a week, now that more Jawa Pos TV journalist Yuliana According to the Alliance of In- live separately from his wife and Aryati, refl ecting on the past year. luxury of working from home people are staying at home for Horiman, who regularly heads dependent Journalists (AJI), at son, but he takes whatever pre- The chairwoman of the Indo- during the COVID-19 crisis. But longer. Others are avoiding hir- out to the fi eld to gather and re- least 300 journalists contracted cautions he can. nesian Association of Clinical Pa- not workers like Iin Indriani, a thology and Laboratory Medicine house cleaner. Specialists (PDS PatKLIn) tested Iin must still go to her clients’ positive for COVID-19 last year houses to clean surfaces and and developed “long COVID”. rooms, despite the increased risk

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