It’s the People, not the Numbers that Matter the Most By Dr. Reisa Broto Asmoro
One year on. My assignment as Covid-19 spokeswoman that is. Not when pandemic started. Every individual gets his or her story of brushing with COVID-19, including mine. There are bad times, and other many more people have even more terribly sad stories then mine. But nothing is good about being during pandemic. I am grateful to God for surviving this rowdy year, but to be honest, if I turned back the times, I would rather avoid pandemic. This pandemic has seeped into our lives dramatically, bringing about changes in so many ways and at the same time it poses challenges that we need to address. And for many of us particularly in health sector lost dearly. This plague has claimed our best doctors, nurses and dozens of other health workers who fought tirelessly at the frontline to save other’s lives. Hundreds of them have perished, with one third of them were doctors. Such a huge loss. Considering that to join their band, one must spend six years of study at the very least. Not to men...