How to avoid Coronavirus?
Coronavirus is severely affecting the world. The risk of coronavirus has been increased in Uk. People are limited to their homes. All Muslim brothers are advised to adopt safety precautions.
Here are a few pieces of advice you should follow:
- Keep yourself inside your home and only your home when its a medical emergency or you need food.
- Avoid shaking hands instead of this; say “salam.”
- Continue washing hands throughout the days, especially if you have touched anything in the market or you have used ATM.
- While you are out, you must carry hand sanitizers and wipes
- If you go outside you must change clothes or jackets that you were wearing as a virus can live on jackets, you should wash your clothes and jackets with antibacterial products
- Strictly avoid public gatherings
- Wear facemasks while going out
- Keep special care of elders and kids, don’t let them go outside. Kids, pregnant ladies, and adults older than 60 are at high risk.
- Don’t get panic death rate with coronavirus is only 3%
Steps were taken by Masjids
On 16th March 2020, it is decided that due to a significant rise in coronavirus cases, mosques will remain closed during all prayers, including Friday prayer until further notice. You should keep offering prayers at home.
The Muslim Council of Britain has requested to suspend all activates. All Masjids will remain closed. There is a great chance of infection in a public gathering. Therefore, you have to offer Friday prayers at home. The British Islamic Medical Association has said that it is unsafe and harmful and unsafe to keep doing activities as usual.
Government Advice
United Kingdom government has requested to close Masjids and stop congregational activates; however funerals may still go ahead.
All Muslim brothers should follow these steps to protect them and their families from coronavirus.
“May ALLAH protect us from harm.”