Hello everyone, good morning.

My name is Najwa
Bilqis Al Khalidah.

First of all, I would like to thank God for allowing me to

get the chance for bringing my speech. I would also
say thank you to my family, every English Speech
team, my friends, and my teachers.

As we all know, we are currently in a pandemic

situation. Which is called the COVID-19 pandemic.
This pandemic started in Indonesia on March 2nd,
2020. COVID-19 is a virus that will infect human
respiratory system. This virus spreads primarily
through close contact and droplets from infected
person coughs.

According to WHO, Indonesia has more than 4 million

confirmed COVID-19 cases, and more than 130
thousand people have been diseased.

Because the way COVID-19 transmits to other people

is by close contact, many governments all around the
world having a lockdown on their country, to reduce
COVID cases for over a year, including Indonesia.
Indonesia has had many types of lockdown, from
lockdown, PSBB, and the one that we are still having
now is PPKM.
Research from PubMed Central and Harvard said that
since the pandemic started, loneliness has increased
and emotional distress is getting worse. Due to the
lockdown that we’re having for months.

We can reduce these statistics by socializing with

people even when the pandemic is still around. But
how? Is it going to be safe if we want to meet
someone directly? Can I meet my friend online?

Well, these questions will lead us to my topic, which is

called “Uniting Indonesians in a pandemic
environment.”

What I mean by “uniting” here is what can we do if we

want to socialize in this pandemic situation and yet we
can also ‘unite’ together to defeat covid-19.

The safest way to socialize is by having online

conferences or calls. We can use our social media
account to let everyone be aware of the virus and fake
news which is spreading rapidly.

The next question is what if we’re bored of doing

online calls and want to meet people directly?
 Of course we can meet other people directly, but we
have to be very careful and follow health protocol such
as:

1. it’s best to go to an outdoor spot and only with a

few people. If it’s in a crowded place, It’s best for us to
just stay at home,
2. We have to wear a mask,
3. sanitize and wash our hands frequently,
4. be aware of how close we are to others,
5. and don’t share our foods and drinks with others.

If we want to contribute for helping the country

minimizing covid cases, we can do some donation or
be a volunteer. In these ways, we can find people who
have the same purpose as us which is “helping people
going through this pandemic” and we can also make a
new friend with other volunteers.

Although socializing by face-to-face is great, but during

this pandemic via online is easier to do and safer than
offline.

Remember that each of us has a role to play, don't

prioritize our own interests because we won’t move
forward if we only mind ourselves and not others. We
have to step up and scaling up for the good of
humanity.

Finally, I would like to quote Indonesia's Father of

Nation, Bung Hatta. He once said, “The rise and fall of
this country depend on this nation itself. The more
unity and concern fade, Indonesia is just a name and a
picture of a series of islands on the map.”

Thank you for all your attentions.