Public Speaking Sharvin

Since the World Health Organization(WHO) finally declared the COVID-19
outbreak as a global pandemic on 11 March 2020, lives have been

upended and economic activities disrupted around the world. Since 18th
March, Malaysia has been under lockdown via the movement control
order (MCO). The 'new normal' discourse sanitizes the idea that our
present is okay because normal is regular. But what exactly is normal
about this pandemic? It is not normal for society all together to be
isolated, but if this is normal, then we are supposed to have control of the
situation. There is no more normal; we can’t go back to the way things
were because it brought us here in the first place. Our very own Health
Ministry director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has already
called for us to adapt to the new norms in the long run.
Covid-19 has spread across the world in only half a year, It is undeniable
that Covid-19 has transformed the lives of humans everywhere. We have
been forced to quickly adapt to these 'new norms' due to this pandemic. I
will be sharing some views and recommendations on this new normal
post-Covid-19 Pandemic particularly in Malaysia. First of all, Social
distancing has been a key component when it comes to containing the
virus. With social distancing now in place, celebrating the next big holiday
will have to be drastically different. Wearing face masks is now part of the
new norm as this will help to prevent the spread of the infection.
Nevertheless, governments must put the health, safety, and well-being of
citizens as primary importance during this time of crisis.
Some notable 'new normal' adapted today, practices are really effective in
helping to curb Covid-19. At the end of the day, we are forced to learn it the
hard way. Other than that, there are many reasons to believe there is a
crucial need to transform most businesses to suit the current
circumstances. When Covid-19 struck Malaysia and the Movement Control
Order took effect, businesses shut down, employers went bankrupt, there
was a large scale of retrenchment and a surge in the unemployment rate.
However, brands like Zoom and Tik Tok were not affected by this pandemic.
Those platforms are widely used for work and entertainment purposes
amid the crisis. As an example, the cooking sensation SuguPavithra shows
their amazing culinary skills using Youtube as a platform during MCO.
The other new normal will revolve around the economic sector. Before
Covid-19 shocked the world, consumers would have a great time bonding
with family members and friends in public, dining at restaurants. But, our
life has experienced a sudden change as we could now only take away our
food by driving through or queuing at restaurants due to social distancing.
Alternately, we would order our food via mobile apps like GrabFood,
FoodPanda, and so on. As a result, we can foresee that food delivery apps
will thrive and more restaurants will join in the trend to deploy more
manpower to conduct food deliveries to survive in the new era.
Besides, this pandemic had resulted in the closure of all educational

institutions like universities, schools, tuition centers, and nurseries.A more
contemporary and advanced method of teaching and learning has been
adopted by these institutions. For example, teachers and students are
taking learning processes online via platforms such as Zoom, Google Meet,
Google lHangout, Telegram, and Whatsapp to ensure students can still have
their classes going on as usual in order to complete the syllabus. On a
positive note, we should also spend some time to be thankful of the
immense efforts, sacrifices, dedication, and commitment devoted by the
unsung heroes of the nation, for example the front-liners either in civil
services or healthcare services in dealing with the condition of Covid-19, for
the sake of the nation even though their jobs put them at risk.
As long as the world has not found a cure or a vaccine for Covid-19, we
may have to adjust to a “new normal”, meaning a new way of living and
going about our lives, work and interactions with other people. Please bear
in mind that we may have to live in the “new normal” for a very long time.
Many diseases caused by viruses have no cure to this day, not even the
common cold. There are no vaccines for many viruses either. But we have
learned to adapt our lifestyles to live with them. Adapting to the current
situation will allow you to get a head start on how life will be from now on,
or for at least the rest of 2020.
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Since the World Health Organization(WHO) finally declared the COVID-19

outbreak as a global pandemic on 11 March 2020, lives have been

Besides, this pandemic had resulted in the closure of all educational

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