Lampung Polda Effort in Management Spread of Hoax News Related to the Prevention and Transmission of the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Coronavirus Disease 19Also known as Covid-19, it is a group of viruses from the Coronaviridae subfamily Orthocronavirinae and the Nidoviral order. Viruses in this group cause disease in mammals and birds, including humans. Coronaviruses cause respiratory infections in humans. Virus-hit Indonesia imposes sweeping social restrictions as an effort to break the chain of the spread and transmission of the coronavirus. With the enactment of the PSBB, the closure of various crowded places such as schools, workplaces, markets, and others also resulted in a negative impact on the community, namely an increase in the occurrence of crime. One of them is the spread of hoax news that is currently rampant in the Covid-19 pandemic. The police as law enforcement officers have the right to handle and deal with the spread of hoax news related to the prevention and transmission of the Covid-19 pandemic.