Social distancing is the buzzword these days! With the pandemic COVID-19 spreading to the four winds, with one of the preventive measures being social distancing, people have begun to look down on those found to be positive with coronavirus. Sadly, reports are indicative of social boycotting of such patients. This will set a wrong trend that the society cannot afford to see. This is the time for social distancing, not social boycotting.
Social distancing is a preventive measure to keep you away from any physical contact with others in a given period. However, social boycotting is disallowing certain access to a person or a community for reasons whatsoever.
To break the chain of the rapidly increasing coronavirus cases, social distancing and self-isolation are the best possible ways to keep the virus at bay in the given situation. The concerned PM Narendra Modi has asked countrymen to stay indoors wherever they are, adhering to the lockdown. Let’s save India and the world by saving ourselves.
The cliché “Bad news travels fast” came true as thousands of migrants from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh gathered at Delhi’s Anand Vihar ISBT on 28th and 29th March to return to their homes. Fake news of the bus arrangements for their safe return to native places was reportedly circulated on the virtual campus of WhatsApp University, which led to unprecedented chaos. The government later buckled under pressure and arranged for their transportation. Preventive measures need to be taken to avoid the spread of the novel virus within the gathering, as it will wreak havoc.
We all need to commit ourselves fully to the lockdown, as there is no sure cure to the COVID-19 virus. The adage “Self-preservation is the first law of nature” is very relevant in today’s context when nobody knows who will be the next victim of the pandemic coronavirus. Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Prince Charles tested positive for the virus. Such incidents say a lot.
Let’s stand in unison to fight the pandemic COVID-19, which has taken the lives of thousands of people worldwide. Let’s not press the panic button but look forward to all possible preventive and safety measures as Coronakit, remedial approaches and facilities available for the mankind.
Developing a sort of immunity against any attack of a virus must be our prime concern for now and for which taking a proper dose of turmeric, blended with a slight amount of pepper, is more advisable, as the Ayurveda says. This is what my mother has always advised me to do when thinking of driving out any disease. Realisation of the importance of herbs and shrubs used in India is just like the proof of the pudding in its eating. Don’t get swayed away in the name of modernity that often blindfolds people.
The basic philosophy of the Indian dietary system is preventive in nature and corrective in approach. It gives us a disease-free life. Any interference with the system is problematic to the folks. Remember, when poverty knocks at the door, love flies out of the window. Love for handshakes is a case in point.