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I Think I Have Been Infected with COVID- 19
Some of us may survive the pandemic, but others continue to suffer. They are dying. It real nightmare because I do not think it will happen again and again. My opinion is just one of my expressions and I bet we can still survive in this situation.
Starting from 27 to 28 February, the event with the theme ‘-Second IP & Innovation Researchers of ASIA (IPIRA)’ Conference and Workshop for IP Teachers and Researchers was held on Campus. Then the event continued on the 29th, of February 2020, it was still in the same place, at the Faculty of Law UI, Depok, West Java, Indonesia. In my opinion, this event is monumental and high-value because the event has presented most participants are researchers in law disciplines related to ‘Intellectual Property. Yes, I am one of the participants.
Some participants had the keywords such as royalty, creator, and research methodology. The participants were from different countries namely Bangladesh, India, Australia, Singapore, and others. Most of the Indonesian participants are lecturers, teachers, or researchers and come from campuses in Indonesia.
At that time, COVID-19 was not the main issue in Indonesia as it is now. Therefore, the committee did not filter or scan the participants. The event ran smoothly and orderly and continued to add value to the science.
When the program was over, in early March, there was information on TV or in the mainstream media about positive and negative suspects, death hastened and has risen in every sudden. Of course, this has a disturbing effect on Indonesian citizens and especially on me. I attended a conference where countries from all over the world and Indonesia itself were invited, especially me.
In addition, the Amazon (AWS) event on March 11, which was held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, was confirmed by the committee by mail phone, and email to me. Then the committee called me and told me that the event was canceled by the organizer due to the increasing COVID- 19 cases.
Of course, I sympathize with the situation.
I need an umbrella
I also tried to reduce my anxiety by updating my knowledge;
1. Drinking red ginger juice mixed with turmeric, which I do routinely.
2. Every time I go outside and do my activities, I use a face mask.
3. I wash my hands when I need to clean them, whether it’s with liquid soap or antibacterial soap, they are all fine with me.
4. When I go to the mosque, I…