Be Alert!! Not Panic.

As everyone is aware of the fact that Coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread across the globe claiming more than 11000 lives and about 244,728 tested positive of this virus as per the reports till March 20, 2020. At the same time, near about 88,322 people have been recovered from this deadly virus which comprises around 35%. If we talk about India, the total number of cases confirmed is 258 and 23 are cure or discharged as well. Countries like Iran and Spain registered 1000+ deaths whereas Italy being 2^nd best in a health care facility in the world recorded 4000+ deaths after China where 3200+ had died.

Now is the time for us, Indians need to understand how crucial it is to follow the instructions given by the health administration. There are so many people out there who are not taking the situation seriously. People are still denying self-quarantine after being told to do so by the authorities, they are going out, getting married or attending events. Above all this, people who are tested positive are fleeing out the hospitals, isn’t it the most irresponsible act towards others? Moreover, the municipal corporation of Mumbai collected over 1Lac rupees from people who spit on the streets, you can easily imagine how responsible our citizens are? They are just increasing the chances of spread among other people who might not be aware of the fact the person they are interacted with is told to self-isolate himself or the surface they are touching is dirty. If people are saying that news about the count of increasing patients is making them worried or panic then panic should be to stay at home, not to wander on public places. Thinking like I won’t get any virus, I have a strong immunity is the stupidest thing if you are doing so.   Social-distancing, self-isolation or just say staying at home is the best way to break the chain of getting contracted with the Coronavirus. There must be a reason that countries have locked down themselves from the rest of the world, as Wuhan city of China is now in the recovering phase. We need to learn from other country’s mistakes, there is no time to make more mistakes and put others into danger. We need to be alert, aware of the situation and the preventive measures. The high qualified doctors and government are asking people to stay at home and not move out until or unless it is necessary. They can only help us if we take responsibility and unite to self-isolate ourselves for upcoming days otherwise we already know what is happening in other nations. It is high time to take action on our part for our safety and others.

There are few precautions we need to take which could help us to be safe:

Do’s

●        Washing hands regularly with soap or alcohol-based hand rub for 20 seconds.

●   Covering face and mouth with the flexed elbow or disposable tissue while coughing or   sneezing.

●        Avoid close contact (at least 1m or 3 feet) with people who are unwell.

●        Stay home or self-isolate from others in the household if you feel unwell.

Don’t

●     Touch your eyes, nose or mouth if hands are not clean.

Don’t believe any misleading information and do follow the www.who.int for the guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19, also obey the instructions given by the government to stay safe. Ask as many people you can to stay home. Stay aware stay safe and most importantly stay home.

Inhuman Behavior of Human Kind

Out of millions of creatures on Earth, humans are considered to be the most intelligent creature who can understand and do the work like no other creature can. But I wonder when humans show an insanely brutal side of themselves and to exemplify this behavior we have lots of incidents in the history as well as in the present whether it be the genocide of Jews or Armenia in the past or the recent riots in North-East Delhi. These recent riots caused the death of 53 people and they were either shot or cut with irregular blows or set on fire just because they belong to a specific religion. People were molested physically, brutally killed that even the corpses were found in sewer drains. And what had the higher authorities done? They were tweeting and asking people to maintain peace as if people especially, the rioters were scrolling through the feeds on social media. Bringing the army to control the situation was refused saying that central forces and policemen were adequate if they were enough to control the situation then how so many people were killed? Some ministers claimed that it was a planned genocide and the situation was criticized internationally to stop the massacre of Muslims in India. But one thing these riots showed is the unethical, insensitive nature of people towards each other and how one or two communities can lose their normal human behavior.

These types of incidents in the society put a question mark over the so-called civilized, ethical people of a nation that how people became so inhuman that they beat the other alive person to death or let them burn to death? Haven’t they feel once what an inhuman act they are doing, hasn’t it crossed their mind even once that the other creature is a human just like them, not a Muslim, Hindu or of any religion. I think No, until or unless they have fear of the same thing happening to them. Isn’t it a shame for a human race where in this world we are taught not to kill animals but we are killing each other? Does it even matter what kind of education these people are having if they cannot figure out what they are doing is right or not? As a human before killing an insect which could harm me I think twice should I or not? But at the same time being a witness of such cruel acts in society makes me think that is this the world we are supposed to live where no human values the life of other living beings? Is this the real world where we want to live in? I guess these questions need to be asked, people need to learn the worth the value of other human beings. If this is what a human being is, then, I think we should stop calling ourselves the most superior creation of nature because we are just creating a world with a lot of uncivilized civil people.