Die of Starvation or Die in Pain

Die of Starvation or Die in Pain

         

          Corona virus outbreak to date has spread to various countries in the world for more than four months. Many impacts caused by corona viruses have been felt by various countries affected by this virus. These impacts change the order of life in various countries. Of the many negative impacts caused by this virus, the two most influential impacts for each country are the decline in the economic sector and the deterioration of the health system.

          First of all, the impact that affects various countries is the decline in the economic sector. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts that the global economy this year will grow by minus 3% due to the suppression of the corona virus. This has led to a global recession now in sight.

Recession is a significant decline in economic activity that took place over a period of time, generally within three months. Various countries are threatened with economic recession due to the corona pandemic. Indonesia is one country that is threatened with recession. Based on Bank Indonesia data, Indonesia's economy in the first quarter of 2020 grew slowly to 2.97 percent. It can be said that the economy is predicted to experience a decline in quarter II / 2020.(katadata.co.id)

One of the developed countries that is threatened by economic recession is the United States. According to the publication of The Economist Intelligence Unit, projecting the economy of the United States (US), which is now the world's largest economy, is predicted to experience a contraction of minus 4%.

            The second impact is the deterioration of the health system. Not only is the economy experiencing a decline, but health has deteriorated in many countries due to the corona virus. Economics and health are two things that are important for human survival and for the development of life in a country.WHO Director General in a statement

written on the official WHO website, Monday (3/30/2020). Said that "Covid-19 has shown how fragile health systems and services in the world,so that various countries are forced to make difficult choices for the good ofits people".

The corona virus completely paralyzes the health system in various countries, there are five countries that report the highest number of corona virus infections in their countries to be above 1,000,000 cases.

The five most countries based on worldometers data are the United States, Spain, Italy, France, Germany. The United States is the country most infected with corona virus in the world. Data obtained from Johns Hopkins University until Sunday, June 7 2020, the United States is still a country with the highest number of positive cases in the world, 1.92 million cases.

          Although the decline in the economic sector is experienced by almost all countries affected by the corona virus, but there is a country that is safer than other countries in this case, namely China. According to data obtained from The Economist Intelligence Unit. JP Morgan assesses that the country's economic growth will grow by 15% in the second quarter after contracting 6.8% in the first quarter. This is predicted to be caused by the success of the Chinese government in suppressing the pandemic.

          The United States is indeed the country with the most cases of corona virus, but there are worse countries in the health system. The country is Yemen. Yemen is not only fighting the corona virus but also dealing with the crisis of the crisis. The latest UNICEF report states that the number of children experiencing malnutrition can reach 2.4 million due to the lack of humanitarian aid data. When the Yemeni health and infrastructure system is experiencing difficulties in dealing with the corona virus pandemic.That can be said to be worse than the United States.

         The conclusion is, the government has an important role in dealing with difficulties in the midst of this pandemic, especially in the economic and health system. Governments in every country must have quick and appropriate steps to suppress the pandemic, and the government must have a way to deal with it so that every community does not experience hunger amid economic difficulties. Community cooperation is also needed to reduce the spread of this virus. Every community must comply with health protocols implemented by the government in order to reduce the deteriorating health rate. Do not face the choice to die in starvation or die in pain. Stay in cooperation for life and health.