

The authors performed a two-level, linear mixed-effects model to test the hypothesis that trust, perceived justice, confidence in healthcare services and national health system evaluation could impact PA in the health workers and laypeople sample. The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether justice, trust in healthcare services, the confidence level of the health system and institutions, political party support and evaluation of healthcare services post- Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional (JKN) affected policy acceptability (PA) in the health workers ( n =95) and laypeople ( n =308) sample. Moreover, some kinds of punishment made by government are needed to strengthen fatwas and rulings, as most of these religious opinions do not have legal enforcement. Religious and community leaders are needed in this kind of cases in order to help government promote and educate people about health issues from religious perspectives.

Both of these cases are dealing with religious dogma as it affects the policies’ effectivity. It also compared this case to vaccine hesitancy case, due to similarities between these two cases. It includes MUI, Muhammadiyah, and Nahdlatul Ulama responses (fatwa and official statement) to this issue and public responses as well. This paper is a literature review aimed to describe and analyze religious-related cases of COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia.

But efforts made by government and other organizations are not enough to ensure society that these regulations will not affect their religiousity. To strengthen this policy, MUI and other Islamic organizations have made fatwa and official statement about how worships, especially those which are done in groups should be conducted during this pandemic. This regulation is related to physical distancing in all sectors and activities, including religious activities. Indonesia has made several regulations to end the pandemic, including PSBB.
