Legal Protection for Doctors as the Frontline in Handling Covid-19 for Humanity in Indonesia

Abstract

Legal protection is a right for every citizen and besides that legal protection is an obligation for the state, therefore the state is obliged to provide legal protection to its citizens. The focus of this research is legal protection for doctors and health workers as the frontline in handling the Covid-19 pandemic for humanity in Indonesia. This study used a normative legal approach and an empirical legal approach. Data analysis used descriptivequalitative data analysis, namely presenting data and information which were then analyzed qualitatively. There are various legal rules that are technical in nature for doctors and health workers in carrying out their profession during the Covid 19 pandemic, such as a guidebook for handling Covid 19, however they are not optimal, because the Covid 19 pandemic is a new disease, there are no evidence-based management guidelines. in addition to the virus is also fast mutating and contagious. Thus, legal protection for doctors and health workers in carrying out their professions while dealing with the pandemic has not been maximized, especially in handling the Covid 19 pandemic for which there are no standard guidelines for handling it.