Self Protection Is Stricter With Government Rules

In addition to masks and hand sanitizers, face shields are needed when activities outside the home during the new prevalence. Face shields are used to protect yourself more tightly. The hope is that the risk of Covid-19 infection will come down.

Some companies and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) produce Face shield. The demand for personal protective equipment on this one indeed continues to climb. In order to meet market demand, there are SMEs that switch businesses. One of them is a handicraft business developed by Ratih Puspitawati in the Dolog complex, Duren Sawit, East Jakarta. Even though we switched businesses, it does not mean that the production of our business has gone out of business, right? "For now, we are focusing on producing face shield," he said.

The woman who is familiarly called Ita explained, the idea emerged from the complaint of her husband who is a doctor in one of the Covid-19 referral hospitals in Jakarta. Personal protective equipment (PPE) and face shield are inadequate. Besides, he felt homesick. Want to meet other family members like children and grandchildren. "It's been a long time, and surely I want to gather Lebaran right? Well, I am thinking about how to make sure I can find it, but it is still equally safe, "said the member of the Indonesian Doctors Wives Association (IIDI), East Jakarta Branch.

The owner of the Instagram Poescraft account hopes that the production of quality UMKM face shields can skyrocket. "Make it easy, the ingredients are easy to find. So, in addition to being used alone, it can also be sold again, "Ita said. His Face Shield, he continued, was sold for Rp 15 thousand - Rp 20 thousand depending on the number of orders. Although it was quiet a week before Lebaran, tens of thousands of Face shields have been produced since Covid-19 broke out in Indonesia. Some are sold, used for personal needs, and donated to hospitals or other health facilities.