Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic that began in Wuhan China has threatened the safety and affected all aspects of human life throughout the world both in European, American, African, Middle Eastern, Australian and Asian countries including Indonesia. The problem of the epidemic cannot yet be fully addressed by the World Health Organization (WHO) so that all countries in the world competing to find a vaccine to tackle the outbreak. The latest development of a case that has been declared a pandemic by World Health Organization (WHO) last March shows that more than 4 million people have been infected with fatalities of nearly three hundred thousand people in more than two hundred countries. This condition then gave rise to the question in the public how the role of state institutions in responding to threats to public security, especially the intelligence sector, whose information is not widely known to the public. The purpose of this study is to analyze the role of Intelligence in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic within the framework of the defence of the Indonesian universe. Role theory is the author's analysis instrument to spell out the description of the role and importance of Intelligence in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. This research is written in a qualitative methodology using a phenomenological approach and data collected from interviews and documentation studies. This research concludes that Intelligence has a real and significant role in the level of identification and detection of outbreaks and their impact so that it becomes a vital input in the formulation of policies relevant to the country in responding to the pandemic.
Highlights
The series of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreaks began in December 2019 when the Chinese government reported the findings of several people suffering from symptoms of a pneumonia-like illness
The most recent development of the World Health Organization (WHO) Situation Report as of May 15, 2020, has recorded a total of 4,338,658 COVID-19 cases worldwide and 297,119 total death tolls spread in almost all countries and territories in the world (WHO, 2020a)
Data is taken from credible sources such as journals, books, publications, and institutional reports such as WHO and the Task Force for the Acceleration of COVID-19 National Disaster Management Authority Republic of Indonesia
Summary
The series of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreaks began in December 2019 when the Chinese government reported the findings of several people suffering from symptoms of a pneumonia-like illness. The victims had a fever, cough, diarrhoea, vomiting, and sore throat. They were known to have visited or had contact with other people who visited an animal market in Wuhan, China. The most recent development of the WHO Situation Report as of May 15, 2020, has recorded a total of 4,338,658 COVID-19 cases worldwide and 297,119 total death tolls spread in almost all countries and territories in the world (WHO, 2020a). These social and economic impacts occur on a more concerning scale on the COVID-19
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