Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards COVID-19 Prevention at the beginning of Pandemic in Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia

On June 17^th 2020, confirmed cases numbers reached 8,061,550 people worldwide, while in Indonesia reached 40,400 people, North Sumatera reached over 932 people. To counteract the growing number of cases, the general public needs to have an adequate understanding of how the COVID-19 virus spreads. In North Sumatera various information have been broadcasted through different media types, but no reduction of confirmed cases numbers happened. With the uncontrollable spread, it is needed for a uniform perception to produce a reasonable practice to face the COVID-19 pandemic.