INDONESIA'S FOREIGN POLICY FOR THE PROTECTION OF SOCIETY FROM COVID 19

Abstract

This study aims to find out and look for supporting data, as material to describe, to what extent government policies help the community to protect themselves from contracting covid 19, the method used in this study is a descriptive qualitative method, with data sources obtained from primary data and related secondary data. with government policies for handling covid 19, as well as what assistance the government can provide for people affected by covid 19. The results and conclusions are that government policies for people affected by covid 19 are carried out by providing various social assistance policies, in order to ease their burden. So that they can fulfill their basic needs. In addition, the government also provides assistance to the middle class, with the abolition of Article 21 Income Tax, subsidies for electricity bills, and assistance for other workers, who have not received assistance from the government.