Covid-19 and Perceptions of Religious Leaders; Hindu and Confucian views of East Java

Abstract

Abstract; The Covid-19 pandemic is a virus outbreak that has infested almost all countries in the world, its impact is felt in various fields, economic, social, cultural, political and religious. This study attempts to see more fully the opinions of religious leaders and Confucian and Hindu youths on the existence of Covid-19, by using a qualitative approach and interview techniques as a model for extracting data in the field. From the results of the study that has been carried out there are several things that can be concluded, firstly that both Confucian and Hindu religious figures and youths believe that Coovid-19 is a real thing that must be watched out together, secondly, in connection with the existence of Covid-19, it is necessary to jointly- the same to implement the health protocol rules that have been established by the government, third, theologically that in Hinduism a pandemic condition like this could happen if Tri Hita Karana does not work well