The recent pandemic may change some most crucial part of human life, they called it ‘the

covid-19 pandemic’. But there was another pandemic that is worse than Covid-19, by the name
of ‘Black Death or Bubonic Plague’. It was called the Black Death because the skin color of
infected persons turned dark gray, almost black. This pandemic wiped 30 to 50% of the
European population.. That Italian writer and poet Giovanni Boccaccio commented: “one could
eat lunch with friends and have dinner with ancestors in paradise.”. All methods to curtail this
devastating plague failed, except time.

Assalamu’alaikum wr.wb
My name is Raka Difdafilka, Good morning everyone and this how to make an optimism during
Ramadhan with the pandemic.
Before start my remarks I would like to tell you a story, by the name of Khalid bin Walid
or The sword of Allah. Battlefield was a prove of his courage. Somewhen he with 30.000 man
facing 90.000 Romans. Instead of retreat, he deploying his man as wide as possible so the
Roman though that they were outnumbered and retreat.
The novel human coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first reported in Wuhan,
China, in 2019, and subsequently spread globally to become the fifth documented pandemic
since the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic.
Many adult Muslims do the fasting during the holy month of Ramadan each year. This
year is the third time, Ramadan is coincided with COVID-19 pandemic that making it become
one of the most challenging fasting periods for Muslims in the world. There is no solid direct
evidence to suggest any adverse effect of Ramadan fasting during the COVID-19 in healthy
individuals.
Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi “has shown that time-restricted eating has an effect
on cell renewal and slowing aging in the body. Therefore, at the end of a 10-15 hour period of
hunger because of fasting, the immune system cells regain a stronger, vital physiological balance
and rejuvenate by refreshing and show a more resistant and protective effect against cancer and
infections,”.Although further studies are needed on this subject, it has been understood that the
cells in the body are rejuvenated by renewing and strengthened in intraday hunger because of
fasting.

Two year since the first case was identified in Indonesia. Indonesia has passed two
ramadhan with the pandemic condition and this year is the third time. The Ramadhan during
pandemic and not is really different. For normal condition we can do tarawih prayers in mosque
and can festive eid.

Always thinking positive and optimism while fighting against covid 19 pandemic with
always wearing a mask when hangout, always wash your hand everytime. The scientist has done
their best by making a lot of kind of vaccines. China became one of the earliest country that
succeeded passed it even origin of the covid 19 was China. China is the example of being
positive and optimism and looking for the solution even the condition was chaos.
 Not only China, America and England also took in this condition. Those country made
vaccine such Antrax from the US and Astra Zeneca from England. Making a vaccine is a real
stepment from those countries to end this pandemic.

In Indonesia, 50% or over 136 million people has been vaccinated. Always thinking
positive and optimism. Can make our body healtier. I am confidentally says that if Indonesian
did it every day I believe this pandemic will over in just few months remains. Hence, we can
passed Ramadhan normally likes when our childhood.

Thank you,

Wasslam…..