Covid-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) caused by Severe Acute Respiratory SyndromeCoronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020. A total of70,736 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 3,417 deaths have been reported by theMinistry of Health (9 July 2020). Various steps have been taken to control the spreadof the Covid-19 pandemic that is currently happening in Indonesia, one of which ishealth promotion. During the Covid-19 pandemic, it was suggested that educationalmethods be better done online. So, this study is interested in assessing the effect ofeducational methods with online seminars through WhatsApps on the knowledge ofthe general public about the prevention of Covid-19 in vulnerable groups in the newnormal era. This study uses a research design quasi experimental pre and post testdesign by comparing the knowledge of respondents before and after observation.Observations were made when respondents attended online seminars on theprevention of covid-19 in vulnerable groups in the new normal era through theWhatsApp group. The population in this study were 471 people who were membersof the online seminar group carried out by the IKM-IKK FK Unsri department. In thisstudy, 100 respondents met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The results of theunivariate analysis regarding the characteristics of the respondents obtained anaverage age 29.78 years old, female (69.0%), same as Islam (92.0%), highly educated(75.0%) and not yet working (58.0%) including students and students. It was foundthat the level of respondents’ knowledge about Covid-19 increased from 87.0% to99.0%. Comparative analysis showed a significant change in knowledge about theprevention of Covid-19 in vulnerable groups in the new normal era of respondentsafter attending an online seminar, namely p=0.012. So, it can be concluded thatonline seminars have a significant effect on changing the knowledge of the generalpublic about the prevention of Covid-19 in vulnerable groups in the new normal era.

Covid-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) caused by Severe Acute Respiratory SyndromeCoronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020.Various stepshave been taken to control the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic that is currentlyhappening in Indonesia. Despite all the efforts of the government and media to educatethe public, the increase in the number of daily cases in Indonesia has not shown adecline. This encourages researchers to assess the level of public knowledge andperceptions because factors have an influence on individual health behavior that cancontribute to pandemic control efforts. This research uses study method observationaldescriptive. The population in this study were 343 people who filled out a researchquestionnaire conducted by the IKM-IKK FK Unsri department. For 251 respondents whofilled out the online questionnaire completely, the mean age was 23.78 ± 7.46, 63.7%female, 63.7% college graduates, 77.7% Muslim, and the majority of occupations arecollege students and students (54.6%). In the assessment of knowledge, 137 people(35.7%) had a good level of knowledge with a mean valueknowledge 13.25 ± 3.2. Themajority of respondents have a good perception, namely 249 people (99.2%) with morethan half showing a positive perception of the risk of infection if not taking precautions,the importance of wearing masks and physical distancing, hand washing behavior, self-isolation, and consumption of nutritious food during the Covid-19 pandemic..

Covid-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) is a disease transmitted between animals andhumans (zoonosis) by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2).A total of 70.736 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 3.417 deaths have been reported bythe Ministry of Health (9 July 2020). Various steps have been taken to control thespread of the Covid-19 pandemic that is currently happening in Indonesia, one of whichis health promotion. During the Covid-19 pandemic, it was suggested that educationalmethods be better done online. So, this study is interested in assessing the effect ofthe educational method with online seminars through WhatsApps on the knowledge ofthe general public about covid-19 and the new normal policy. This study uses aresearch design quasi experimental pre and post test design by comparing theknowledge of respondents before and after observation. Observations were made whenrespondents attended online seminars about covid-19 and new normal via theWhatsApp group. The population in this study were 416 people who were members ofthe online seminar group conducted by the IKM-IKK FK Unsri department. In thisstudy, 171 respondents met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The results of theunivariate analysis regarding the characteristics of the respondents obtained anaverage age 28.61 years, female (61.4%), and not yet working (45.6%), includingstudents and college students. It was found that the level of knowledge of respondentsabout Covid-19 increased from 43.9% to 77.8%. Likewise, the respondents’ goodknowledge about the new normal increased from 9.9% to 42.1%. Comparative analysisshowed a significant change in knowledge about Covid-19 and new normal respondentsafter attending an online seminar, namely p= 0.000 and p= 0.000. So, it can beconcluded that online seminars have a significant effect on changes in the knowledgeof the general public about Covid-19 and the new normal.

Covid-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) caused by Severe Acute Respiratory SyndromeCoronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Varioussteps have been taken to control the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic that iscurrently happening in Indonesia. Despite all the efforts of the government and themedia to educate the public to implement health protocols, the increase in thenumber of daily cases in Indonesia has not shown a decline. This encouragesresearchers to assess the level of public knowledge because it has an influence onindividual health behaviors that can contribute to pandemic control efforts. Thisresearch uses study method descriptive observational and quasi experimental preand post test design. The population in this study were 317 people who filled out aresearch questionnaire conducted by the IKM-IKK FK Unsri department. The 296respondents who filled out the online questionnaire completely obtained the meanage 32.17 ± 12.64, 73.0% female, 67.6% college graduate, 53.4% Christians, and themajority of jobs are college students and students (39.5%). It was found that theaverage value of respondents knowledge about the Covid-19 health protocolincreased from 4.87 ± 0.10 Becomes 5.12 ± 0.96 Likewise, respondents knowledgeabout health protocols in the new normal era increased from 3.65 ± 0.10 Becomes3.87 ± 0.43. Comparative analysis showed a significant change in knowledge of theCovid-19 health protocol and new normal respondents after attending an onlineseminar, namely p 0.026 and p = 0.030. So, it can be concluded that online seminarshave a significant effect on changing the knowledge of the general public about theCovid-19 and new normal health protocols.

Covid-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) is a disease transmitted between animals and humans (zoonosis) by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2). A total of 70,736 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 3,417 deaths have been reported by the Ministry of Health (9 July 2020). Various steps have been taken to control the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic that is currently happening in Indonesia, one of which is health promotion. During the Covid-19 pandemic, it was suggested that educational methods be better done online. So, this study is interested in assessing the effect of the educational method with online seminars through WhatsApps on the knowledge of the general public about covid-19 and the new normal policy. This study uses a research design quasi experimental pre and post test design by comparing the knowledge of respondents before and after observation. Observations were made when respondents attended online seminars about covid-19 and new normal via the WhatsApp group. The population in this study were 416 people who were members of the online seminar group conducted by the IKM-IKK FK Unsri department. In this study, 171 respondents met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The results of the univariate analysis regarding the characteristics of the respondents obtained an average age 28.61 years, female (61.4%), and not yet working (45.6%), including students and college students. It was found that the level of knowledge of respondents about Covid-19 increased from 43.9% becomes 77.8%. Likewise, the respondents good knowledge about the new normal increased from 9.9% becomes 42.1%. On comparative analysis showed a significant change in knowledge about Covid-19 and new normal respondents after attending an online seminar, namely p= 0,000 and p= 0,000. So, it can be concluded that online seminars have a significant effect on changes in the knowledge of the general public about Covid-19 and the new normal.