Covid 19: How Is the Ability of Local Governments to Deal with It?

The presence of Coronavirus Disease 2019 or also known as Covid-19 has had many impacts and influences on people's lives in the world, (Qadri et al., 2021). Covid-19 is a new type of virus that was discovered in the city of Wuhan, China in 2019, so the world health authority (WHO) declared Covid-19 a global pandemic, (Adhikari et al., 2020; World Health Organization, 2020). Non-natural disasters such as Covid-19 are not the first-time countries in the world have faced them. It is known that there have been several viruses that can also be life threatening if not treated immediately such as the Ebola virus, SARS, H5N1 or Bird Flu, HIV, MERS, and others, (Zahrotunnimah, 2020). Then Covid-19 began to enter the territory of Indonesia on March 2, 2020, (LibriantyAndina, 2021). Covid-19 cases continue to grow and become a serious challenge for the government to overcome this global problem, (Mamonto et al., 2021). The existence of the Covid19 pandemic has caused various problems, so the disaster has opened the eyes of all parties to how important it is to carry out disaster management and to anticipate the impact of disasters in the future, (R. E. Putera et al., 2018). At the beginning of the addition of hundreds of cases and until now the addition of positive cases of Covid-19 to thousands. On December 31, 2020, there Abstract. Countermeasures to minimize the spread of Covid-19 are still being carried out. The city of Padang has reduced the rate of the space of Covid-19 when implementing the Large-Scale Social Restriction policy. However, the spike in Covid-19 cases occurred again when the New Normal policy began to be implemented in the city of Padang. The purpose of this study is to explain the ability of local governments in dealing with Covid-19. The research method in data collection is qualitative through interviews and documentation. The results of this study are that the Padang City Covid-19 Handling Task Force as a local government agency for the Covid-19 response has played a good role in overcoming Covid-19 in Padang City. However, several things need to be maximized related to the capacity of the local government in Padang City. First, in the Human Resources variable, regarding the resources of health workers and health service facilities for handling health for Covid-19 survivors at the Padang City regional hospital, it still needs to be improved. Second, on the technical variables, namely Covid-19 logistics, there are still some Covid-19 survivors who do not receive logistical assistance when selfisolating Covid-19 at home, besides that the Covid-19 Handling Task Force also still needs to maximize its coordination in conveying information. The latest news regarding the development of Covid-19 to the public. Therefore, to suppress the rate of growth of Covid-19, the ability of local governments is urgently needed


INTRODUCTION
The presence of Coronavirus Disease 2019 or also known as Covid-19 has had many impacts and influences on people's lives in the world, (Qadri et al., 2021). Covid-19 is a new type of virus that was discovered in the city of Wuhan, China in 2019, so the world health authority (WHO) declared Covid-19 a global pandemic, (Adhikari et al., 2020;World Health Organization, 2020). Non-natural disasters such as Covid-19 are not the first-time countries in the world have faced them. It is known that there have been several viruses that can also be life threatening if not treated immediately such as the Ebola virus, SARS, H5N1 or Bird Flu, HIV, MERS, and others, (Zahrotunnimah, 2020).
Then Covid-19 began to enter the territory of Indonesia on March 2, 2020, (LibriantyAndina, 2021). Covid-19 cases continue to grow and become a serious challenge for the government to overcome this global problem, (Mamonto et al., 2021). The existence of the Covid-19 pandemic has caused various problems, so the disaster has opened the eyes of all parties to how important it is to carry out disaster management and to anticipate the impact of disasters in the future, (R. E. Putera et al., 2018). At the beginning of the addition of hundreds of cases and until now the addition of positive cases of Covid-19 to thousands. On December 31, 2020, there were 743,196 confirmed cases of 22,138 cases died, and 611,097 recovered. The provinces with the most Covid-19 cases in Indonesia are DKI Jakarta, Central Java and West Java, (PDPI et al., 2020).  (Satgas Covid-19, 2021). Figure 1 shows that the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic still has to be done. Until April 2021, the population of Indonesia has been infected with Covid-19 at least 1.6 million people. Therefore, the spread of Covid-19 in Indonesia certainly cannot be ignored. Positive cases of Covid-19 in West Sumatra Province have also continued to expand, since the first confirmed case was reported on March 26, 2020. In which, Covid-19 cases were found in the City of Padang and the City of Bukittinggi, which in turn also spread rapidly to 8 districts/cities. within 3 weeks of being reported. The highest number of Covid-19 cases in West Sumatra is in the Padang City area. In addition, Padang City residents also have high comorbidities or comorbidities, (Yuniarti et al., 2020). In addition, on October 7, 2020, the cities of Padang and West Sumatra received a warning by the spokesperson for the government for handling the Covid-19 in Indonesia, (Putera et al., 2020) Various efforts to overcome Covid-19 have been carried out by the Indonesian government, including the City of Padang to break the chain of the spread of Covid-19, starting from the application of physical distancing to Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) in various areas that are mapped as the epicenter of the spread, (Sari & Yunita, 2021). Although there are rules that regulate community activities during the Covid-19 pandemic, in fact there are still many people who do not follow the health protocols as recommended by the government, almost all people do not follow the health protocols submitted by the government and this is due to several things as follows: 1. Due to the need factor, people choose to work outside the home rather than staying at home 2. Difficult to get masks 3. There is a habit of not staying at home 4. There is a perception that the corona virus has not spread in the area where he lives.
With the increasing spread of Covid-19, and the public's indifference to the risk of being exposed to Covid-19, the Government has prepared a regulatory framework, institutional framework, and financing framework, which are not only in response to the health emergency response conditions with the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, but also prepared a social safety net and the economic impact of the multidimensional disaster, namely Covid-19, (Hadi, 2020 Market. Data analysis in this study was carried out in 4 stages, namely: data collection stage, data reduction, data presentation, and verification conclusion drawing. Furthermore, researchers used triangulation techniques to see the validity of the data.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
The handling of Covid-19 was also carried out in Padang City, West Sumatra Province.
One of the ways to deal with Covid-19 in Padang City is the Task  Effective institutional arrangements must have a clear organizational structure, roles, duties, and responsibilities and be able to establish networking with all levels of government (Kusumasari, 2012). In terms of institutional-related capabilities, the Padang City Covid-19 Handling Task Force is capable when it has a clear structure, role, responsibility, and relationship with all other levels of government and has been carried out by the Padang City Covid-19 Handling Task Force.

Human Resources
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The implementation of Policy
The Covid-19 Outbreak that occurred in Indonesia has shown a critical point that affects multidimensional, social, political, economic, and cultural aspects. Then, the lack of seriousness in dealing with Covid-19 will also have the potential to destroy the nation itself, (Susilo et al., 2020). Therefore, efforts are needed from the government to overcome Covid-19 through Covid-19 disaster risk reduction activities. The success of the implementation of the Covid-19 response in this case refers to the ability of Indonesian Government institutions to make policies and be able to implement them effectively. When the relevant organizations are unable to fully commit to responding to the threat of disaster, it can lead to a society that is completely unprepared for disaster (Anilawati et al., 2021). So that this condition will have a political impact on the government, which then the slow responsiveness of authority institutions to disasters can cause a crisis of trust for the people affected by the disaster by assuming that the government does not carry out its role and function to provide protection to the community, (Ulum, 2014).
In dealing with Covid-19, the Indonesian government has issued a policy. One of the efforts to break the chain of spread of Covid-19, the West Sumatera Provincial Government made a policy of Regional Regulation Number 6 of 2020 concerning the Adaptation of New Habits (AKB) in the Prevention and Control of Coronavirus Disease 2019. This AKB Regulation can be applied in all regencies/cities in Sumatra. West, one of which is implemented by the City of Padang, (Jaenam & Juliardi, 2021). Regarding the implementation of the AKB regional regulation in Padang City, there are still some people who are aware of the importance of health protocols, one of which is wearing masks when outside the home. Even though the AKB regional regulation has been enacted, there are still people who do not use masks when in public places or in crowds, such as at Pasar Raya Padang. Thus, the researchers considered that some of the people to adjust their behavior in accordance with the health protocols set by the government.

Finance
To be able to carry out every activity in the context of dealing with Covid-19, the Covid-19 Handling Task Force requires financial resources to achieve its goals. In addition, the source of funds and budget are also important factors in overcoming the Covid-19 in the city of Padang.
The availability of adequate funds or budget will certainly affect the success of the activities carried out. The Padang City Covid-19 Handling Task Force requires an adequate budget to carry out any Covid-19 prevention programs and activities. Therefore, in carrying out its activities as the Padang City Covid-19 Handling Task Force, of course it will require supporting facilities and infrastructure in efforts to overcome Covid-19.
According to Bevaola Kusumasari, the government must be equipped with adequate financial resources to be capable of disaster management. The Padang City Covid-19 Handling Task Force is refocusing the budget to support the handling and prevention of Covid-19. Then for the handling of Covid-19 in Padang City, the budget owned by the Padang City Covid-19 Handling Task Force is adequate. Where, the existing budget can support all activities in the implementation of Covid-19 prevention efforts in the city of Padang. In addition, to prevent a shortage of funds, the Covid-19 Task Force has distributed funds based on the priority scale and needs of each OPD. The Covid-19 Handling Task Force requires financial support in order to be able to carry out each of its activities to achieve its goals in dealing with Covid-19. In addition, the management of financial resources must also be considered so that the utilization of the Covid-19 budget can be carried out effectively.

Technical
Techniques in handling Covid-19 are related to logistics and the delivery of information.

Leadership
Leadership is an activity in leading an organization carried out by the leader. Leadership activities are also important in activities related to organizational functions in this case, namely Covid-19 disaster management. One of the functions of leadership is to move subordinates to be able to carry out the tasks that are their authority. Therefore, leaders must be able to carry out organizational functions properly. In addition, an emergency is indeed a test for a leader in making certain decisions because the leader can influence the fate of many victims. So, at such a critical time, the ability to make quick and appropriate decisions, when needed, is a key requirement for a leader in the Covid-19 era. also appealed to his subordinates to contribute, such as setting aside a small portion of the salary received for the Covid-19 response as a concern for the people affected by Covid-19 in Padang City. The increase in the positive number of Covid-19 also occurred in the City of Padang, but by the end of 2020 the spread of Covid-19 was able to be suppressed, and the number of Covid-19 in the City of Padang began to fluctuate and tended to fall.

CONCLUSIONS
Based on the description of the discussion described above, it can be concluded that the Padang City Covid-19 Handling Task Force has played a good role in handling Covid-19 in Padang City. However, to be capable, there are still several things that need to be maximized by the Covid-19 Handling Task Force in improving its performance results in dealing with Covid-19.
As for this matter, such as an increase in the availability of resources for the Padang City Covid-19 Handling Task Force personnel to deal with Covid-19. In addition, it is also necessary to improve facilities and infrastructure in dealing with Covid-19, especially health services.