Indonesia’s second-largest Islamic organization has
officially entered the national battle against the coronavirus by establishing
the Muhammadiyah COVID-19 Command Center (MCCC) and putting an aptly named
physician, Corona Rintawan, in charge.
The organization has dedicated all of its facilities and
wings under the Muhammadiyah Philanthropic Initiative (AUM) to help the
government fight the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
"All of the AUM [outlets] will move massively and in an
integrated way to provide strategic mitigation against the spread of the
virus,” MCCC head Corona told a press conference at the Muhammadiyah Dakwah
Center in Jakarta, as quoted by the organization’s official website,
muhammadiyah.or.id, on Tuesday.
Muhammadiyah has designated 20 top-tier hospitals on Java
and Sumatra and in Kalimantan for the coronavirus fight. These hospitals are
now listed as government referral centers for COVID-19 cases.
Muhammadiyah said the 20 hospitals are ready to apply
standard procedures to handle cases, as well as conduct decontamination and
contingency actions.
The Islamic organization also prepared about 30,000 AUM outlets
to disseminate information on COVID-19 and its prevention.
Corona, a physician himself, said that MCCC has two
dedicated programs for the COVID-19 battle: “Safari”, which is about raising
the awareness of risk factors, and, “Gemes”, which involves donating face
masks.
The Safari program encourages people to educate themselves
about COVID-19, so they are aware of any risks from the disease. The program
also suggests people self-quarantine whenever necessary.
Meanwhile, the Gemes program encourages people to help
others by giving face masks to those with the flu. The program raises the
awareness of the importance of helping others and eradicating selfish acts.
Muhammadiyah also optimizes the role of takmir (mosque
management) in educating the congregation by encouraging them to bring their
own sajadah (praying mats) to mosques to prevent infection, conduct ablution
thoroughly and pray at home if they are sick. (gis)
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