Empathy For COVID-19 Victims, Liverpool Indonesia Supporters Sing You'll Never Walk Alone

Illustration (Liverpool.com)

JAKARTA - There are many ways to spread a positive aura in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic or the corona virus. Instead of indulging in fear and panic that ultimately lowers immunity, Liverpool fans from Indonesia take part in a campaign of empathy for medics and victims of the corona virus with the song You'll Never Walk Alone (YNWA).

A hardline Liverpool supporter, Ignatius Indro, said that the idea that originally came from Russian Reds fans encouraged Indonesian Reds fans to participate in making a simple video singing the great song of Liverpool fans. As a result, in three days there were 96 videos made.

“Apart from that, YNWA's lyrics fit perfectly. Teaches optimism that we must stand up to this storm of testing. That at the end of all this there will be a rainbow and laughter of victory, ”said the Head of the Indonesian National Team Supporters Association (PSTI) regarding the work of the Liverpool-based music group Gerry and The Pacemakers, in a written statement received by the editor on Thursday, March 26.

For this reason, Igantius Indro invites all parties to join hands together in facing the big problems facing mankind today.

“Walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart, and you'll never walk alone. Keep walking with hope in your heart. We all do not walk alone, "he said.

The voice actors and appearances in the 6-minute clip come from various locations and professions. In Indonesia they took pictures from Banda Aceh, Kendari, Kupang, to Intan Jaya in Papua. There are also contributors from Sheffield in the UK, Moscow in Russia and Seattle in the United States.

Some names who are contributors to this movement include BPK RI member Achsanul Qosasi (President of Madura United FC), Indonesian Ombudsman member Alvin Lie, member of the Indonesian Parliament Rahmad Handoyo, KPU RI commissioner Ilham Saputra, commissioner of Komnas HAM Beka Ulung Hapsara, commentator M. Kusnaeni and Hardimen Koto, sexologist Zoya Amirin, legal practitioner Yeni Fatmawati, singer Ari Lasso, film director Andibachtiar Yusuf and political analyst Hendri Satrio.

Until this campaign was released, the corona virus had hit 187 countries with 334,981 cases and more than 14 thousand deaths worldwide. Especially in the country, COVID-19 resulted in 686 positive cases, with 30 people having been declared cured and 55 people dying.