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At the beginning of 2020 the world was shocked by a new virus thought to have originated from Wuhan, China. named 2019 Novel Corona virus. The World Health Organization (WHO) names the new virus as corona virus disease 2019 (Covid-19), that health workers, both doctors, nurses and hospital administration staff, need legal protection from the government. Health workers are willing to devote themselves to serving public health and even sacrifice their lives and those of their families to tackle the spread of Covid-19. The formulation of the problem in this study is How is legal protection for health workers and the Covid-19 acceleration task force? and How is the form of guidance and supervision of the implementation of Covid-19 prevention services, the method used is a normative juridical approach. The work safety of health workers due to the Covid-19 pandemic has not been carried out properly as mandated in laws and regulations, in the implementation of the rights of health workers During the Covid-19 pandemic, it is still neglected and has not been fulfilled. Therefore, the role and responsibility of the government is needed to fulfill the rights of health workers as the frontline.

   Health workers are noble jobs and professions that are at the forefront in dealing with health problems, especially in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. Health workers have to sacrifice their lives to protect the community from the spread of the covid-19 pandemic, health workers are also worried about the covid-19 pandemic, especially many health workers who are exposed to Covid-19 and the death of health workers, especially doctors and nurses. The implementation of safety and health for health workers aims to provide protection for health workers to be healthy, safe, productive, and avoid work accidents and occupational diseases. This research is focused on positive legal policies in Indonesia that regulate legal protection for the right to work safety for health workers who deal with the COVID-19 outbreak. The legal research used is normative legal research, the results of the study show that legal protection and fulfillment of the right to work safety for health workers who deal with the covid-19 pandemic outbreak are regulated in Indonesian laws.