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• Oma Utari, 75 years old, Chinese Indonesian.
• Delta and Omicron waves
• Less strict lockdown but strict self-health protocol is still being observed.
• Vaccination and vaccine certificate are mandatory to access public space such as church, shopping centers. The use of Peduli Lindungi application is mandatory.
• During the Omicron wave outdoor and social activities are done more often than the previous wave. For instance: visiting exhibition, going to church, shopping, etc.
• Some family members contracted Omicron though the symptoms were less severe than the previous two waves.
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• Teja, 36 years old, Javanese, Indonesian
• Religious leader and volunteer at hospital
• Only goes outside home for work
• Working as taskforce at the hospital to care for the dead
• Infected with Covid-19 and got recover with support from the community and neighbors
• Lost several members of relative to Covid-19
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• Peri, 32 years old, Balinese, Indonesian
• Still working in an LIGBTIQ organization and no significant changes in her/his work as a
drag queen
• Only goes outside home for work
• Infected with Covid-19 and got recover with support from the community and neighbors
• Helping the community and neighbors to face the pandemic
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• Doctor Yos, 38 years old, Chinese Indonesian, doctor specialist on clinical microbiology
• Delta and Omicron waves
• Strict lockdown is applied but not as tight as the first wave
• PCR test and vaccination certificate are required for travel
• Family member’s business is being affected by the second waves led to bankruptcy
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• Mutiara, 35 years old, originally from Solo, lives in Sidoardjo, an Indonesian citizen
• A woman, lecturer at a private university in Surabaya
• A survivor of Covid-19 who contracted it from her father who eventually died
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• Leo, 45 years old, of Ambon ethnicity, Indonesian citizen
• The first Covid-19 patient in City K, Central Jawa
• Got infected by Covid-19 after returning from the U.S
• Works as a lecturer and has been teaching from home since the pandemic
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• Teja, 35 years old, Javanese, Indonesian
• A leader of Buddhist Community
• A civil servant, work from home since the early pandemic
• Provide religious services in hospital for Covid-19 patients.
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• Oma Widari is a Chinese-Indonesian woman who was born in Jakarta and now resides in Bandung. She is a piano teacher and actively teach until the late 2013.
• Based on her experience, this pandemic felt more impactful than the previous ones, such as bird and swine flu. Even so, Oma Widari admits that this pandemic did not cause her any kind of trauma.
• Regarding the actions taken by local authorities, Oma Widari said that in her Rukun Warga (Community Unit, RW) is very responsive in terms of preventing and resolving the case of Covid-19. The RW unit is not only imposing new rules and giving warnings, but also directly involved in helping residents who were exposed to the virus and routinely arranges mass disinfections in the area.
• The generosity of Oma Widari’s family reminds her of her own grandmother who often helped the ones in need and fought for orphaned children’s rights for food during the Japanese occupation.
• Currently, Oma Widari is a caretaker of home for the visually impaired, A, in Bandung. According to her, many of the residents there eventually lose their jobs. To fulfil their needs, they were helped with the generosity of some people sent by God.
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• Fifi, 30 years old, Javanese, Indonesian
• A single mom with two children
• An online motorcycle taxi driver
• Her income has drastically decreased since Covid-19 struck
• Alternatively looking for customers through Twitter
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• Asih, 55 years old, Javanese, lives in Purwokerto (Central Java), an Indonesian citizen
• A woman, a traditional dancer (lengger)
• Active in the traditional dance Community, Banyumas
• Got unfair treatment in COVID-19 as she got no financial support (Bansos) from the government.
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• Doctor Yos, 37 years old, a Chinese-Indonesian, who grew up in Ketapang, West Kalimantan.
• Currently studying at the Faculty of Medicine, Y University, majoring in Microbiology.
• One of the doctors who fight at the forefront to eradicate COVID-19 and to cure people from the virus.
• Uses public transportation for commuting, such as bajaj, commuter line, or angkot.
• Discusses prevention strategies, different situations in the urban and countryside areas of Indonesia, the aid he received and hope about the surveillance program in Indonesia
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• Peri, 31 years old, Balinese, Indonesian
• A transpuan (transwoman) working in an LGBTIQ organization
• Working also as a drag queen and lost the job
• Eroding stigma against transpuan through charity activities
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• Selasih, 40 years old, Javanese, lives in Bojonegoro (East Java), an Indonesian citizen
• A woman, a teacher, a COVID-19 survivor (Self Isolation)
• Discusses control orders such as Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) and Micro-scale Social Restrictions (PPKM) and reasons for preferring PSBB over PPKM
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• Oma Utari, 74 years old, originally from Semarang and currently living in Semarang, Central Java. She used to live in Belgium and Bali before returning to her hometown. She identifies herself as a Chinese-Indonesian.
• She did her PhD in Belgium, and currently working as a professional translator, translating literature from Dutch to Indonesia and vice versa.
• Oma Utari and her husband have a company which specializes in architecture development. Their main aim is to provide good air circulation and better access for older people.
• She argues that the strategy performed by the government is not effective, because the government does not really think about the poor who will lose their income if the regulation is strictly enforced. Without compensation, it will only be a burden for them.
• In her neighborhood, several hotels are used as the isolation place, since almost all hospitals in Semarang are already full with COVID patients.
• Oma Utari also advised the government to do better planning before implementing and imposing a regulation in the society.