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Three books on the handling of COVID-19 from the University of Indonesia. ANTARA/HO-University of Indonesia.

The University of Indonesia launched three books on handling COVID-19 in Indonesia under the efforts to document the entire process of handling the pandemic in the country.

The books, titled “Indonesia's Experience in Handling the COVID-19 Pandemic”, “Indonesia's Experience in Handling COVID-19 Pandemic in 17 Provinces and Lessons Learned from the International Community”, and “Indonesia's Experience in Handling COVID-19 in 17 Provinces,” are expected to serve as sources of reference for stakeholders in Indonesia.

"We hope they would also be read by the people, especially stakeholders and decision makers," Head of the University of Indonesia's Disaster Research & Response Centre (DRRC), Fatma Lestari, noted in a statement received in Jakarta, Thursday.

Lestari further remarked that the books were the result of collaboration between the university and National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) and covered several programs based on local wisdom that can be learnt and applied in other areas in handling COVID-19.

"These books are one of the forms of the university's contributions to spread inspiration and creativity, and to showcase Indonesia's hard work in handling the global pandemic," Head of the University's Board of Trustees, Saleh Husin, stated.

BNPB Head Doni Monardo noted that in a bid to handle the COVID-19 pandemic, the government has urged the people to apply health protocols to ease the burden of medical workers.

"Our approach is not directed towards the medical side, taking into account the limitations on hospitals and medical workers. To this end, we think of ways to ease the burden of medical workers by urging people to abide by health protocols," he added. (ANTARA)