Corona outbreak or what we know as COVID 19 is a virus
The corona outbreak, or what we know by the name covid 19, is a tiny virus with a 400-500 micrometre. But do not be seen only from the small size, but this virus can cause death. The epidemic began on January 20, 2020 The epicenter was in Wuhan, China. Globalization and transportation connectivity that makes the plague can be likened to an earthquake that will cause a tsunami. Its waves can quickly spread to various parts of the world. Like a tsunami, the spread of this epidemic occurred so quickly, and now the corona has spread to 198 countries. But in my opinion the impact of this outbreak can not only kill many lives in this world but can kill the world’s economy. “Many countries are very overwhelmed in dealing with this one virus, including developed countries such as the United States and other countries in the world” said Rhenald. The transmission of this virus is very fast that is through physical contact with people who may be affected by the virus by shaking hands and so on, this virus has taken many victims, including Indonesia. Some of the news that I have heard and articles that I have read about this epidemic entered Indonesia on 19 March 2020 in accordance with information from the website https://kawalcovid19.id/ while to date it has been confirmed that there are 35,295 people who have been affected by the corona virus, then there are 12,636 people who have recovered from this virus, while there are 2,000 people who have died due to this plague. Furthermore, there are challenges we must face as a result of this outbreak, one of which is disrupted learning activities. But we as students can not be separated from our obligation to study, therefore the Minister of Education and Culture (Mendikbud) Mr. Nadiem Makarim said that many neighboring countries implement learning activities at home. As a student I find it difficult to study at home due to this plague, although nowadays technology is more sophisticated with the smartphone and the internet we can get the material we want to know or get assignments given by our teachers. But what about the children in the interior where there is no adequate internet because of that, I hope this epidemic will end soon. “This challenge is not only faced in Indonesia, this challenge is in all countries in the world experiencing learning at home,” said Nadiem in a teleconference in the discussion ‘Distance Learning Affecting Students in New Normal’, Tuesday (9/6/2020) Previously I have said the impact of this epidemic is also very influential on the economy. The global economy is certain to slow down, following the stipulation of the WHO which mentions the corona outbreak as a pandemic affecting the business world in Indonesia, the government is trying to make various efforts to reduce the impact of the corona virus on the industry. First is the high level, such as automotive manufacturing companies under great pressure because of their dependence on the global supply chain that inhibits production activities, of course this has an impact on the decline in production so that companies can suffer losses that result in layoffs. Then there are low levels such as the declining service sector industry. As we know that the corona virus can stick to objects and money is one of them, this is the reason why digital money will increase because digital money cannot be held or touched so it will not cause the transmission of the virus. The US dollar exchange rate has increased, this is caused by many things, one of which is the decline of the Chinese economy so that the Indonesian state is affected because our country is pro against China, which is the opponent of the China-China trade war that is still hot. And now the value of 1 US dollar has reached around Rp. 16,466 (as of March 25) The economic hardship during the pandemic was indeed very much felt among the middle class and below. Many businesses have to close down due to the high cost of raw materials and the lack of buyers, but there are some business opportunities that are in demand during this epidemic, such as the online business of buying and selling. sell staple goods such as basic needs so inevitably people have to buy them again when they run out. With information through the online system, orders will increase even more because consumers just stay at home. In my opinion this business can be tried with the covid-19 outbreak. A number of countries have begun to relax restrictions by reopening their economies. The three-month lockdown has reduced businesses and millions of people have been affected by job losses. However, the new normal is applied even worse. On Tuesday (02/06/2020) the government began to establish a new normal system where the outbreak is still increasing, in my opinion implementing a new normal system is still very dangerous now because people are reluctant to follow established regulations, for example just keep a lot of people away violating this regulation, for example just a few days before Eid al-Fitr took place residents in several areas stormed several malls to buy clothes or toys for their children without thinking long what would happen if affected by this virus. World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday (06/08/2020) then warned the global co-19 pandemic around the world is worsening globally. This is marked by the addition of cases of transmission with high anggka.