How is South Asia Responding to COVID-19?

First, I want to explain about south Asian countries these are consistent including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives as the constituent countries. These 8 countries with almost the same problems of education food shelter South Asia covers diversified climatic zones and experience an array of climate change impacts. This article discusses major how is South Asia responding to COVID-19?

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a new virus. The disease causes respiratory illness (like the flu) with symptoms such as a cough, fever, and in more severe cases, difficulty breathing. You can protect yourself by washing your hands frequently, avoiding touching your face, and avoiding close contact (1 meter or 3 feet) with people who are unwell. Coronavirus disease spreads primarily through contact with an infected person when they cough or sneeze. It also spreads when a person touches a surface or objects that have the virus on it and then touches their eyes, nose, or mouth. Social distancing is a way of controlling infectious disease. You can't enforce social distancing in many populated areas. Now we know about the cause of the Corona Virus and also we have knowledge of prevention.

If we talk only about India Nearly half of India's 1.2 billion people have no toilet at home, according to the latest census data. Only 46.9% of the 246.6 million households have lavatories while 49.8% defecate in the open. The remaining 3.2% use public toilets. Open defecation is the human practise of defecating outside in open areas like fields, bushes, forests, ditches, streets, canals or other open space for defecation. They do so because either they do not have a toilet readily accessible Open defecation can pollute the environment and cause health problems. High levels of open defecation are linked to high child mortality, poor nutrition, poverty, and large disparities between rich and poor.

Now we will see how was the reaction of people and Government about Coronavirus as I have experience and I am the citizen of South Asian country every country have common issues of population, education poverty, child labour, child abuse and now our concern is Coronavirus the government has confirmed 169 cases, with three deaths, from COVID19, but experts warn a low rate of testing could be masking a much wider outbreak. The country, home to more than a billion people, has so far tested about 11,500 people, now if we think about the mentality of the religious people of India especially every Hindu and mostly uneducated people think Coronavirus is the invention of Pakistan and using against India, same as USA & China are blaming on each other about the Coronavirus. And the only cure from this virus is “drink COW Urine and pasted duck on the body “even they think if when the atomic war will start they use Cow duck and they will be saved from the radiation of item. If we talk about the Muslims of India, They also think the same, no prevention even they don’t follow what is in Islam if any Virus or Disease spread in society. Disease has no eyes to judge about the religion or nationality but we all need to obey our country rolls on this occasion.

On different hands in the event that we examine Pakistan, individuals are not genuine about this issue, not many instances of Coronavirus enrolled and expanding step by step Gov. Attempting to stop individuals at home. Yet, nobody needs to remain at home. As of now government having numerous issues they are attempting to control yet having numerous social issues like Poverty and youngster work, instruction and now major is Health both are the fundamental interference Poor Health and the pool of offices are likewise reasons for CORONAVIRUS. Gov. has bolted every single strict spot like mosques and houses of worship yet individuals demonstrating their annoyance. Pakistan drives South Asia with the most noteworthy number of coronavirus cases - in any event, 301 as of Thursday, as per government information - beyond what half of which can be followed to an isolated camp on its fringe with Iran. Late on Wednesday, specialists affirmed the nation's initial two fatalities from COVI-19; two men matured 36 and 50, in various towns of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa area. The vast majority are originating from Iran subsequent to playing out their strict exercises they have a place with Shea people group and they think they are originating from holly place they don't have any issue and its promulgation against Iran and their religion. Same considering run of the mill Muslims who originated from KSA subsequent to performing umrah and they are an excessive amount of irate why KSA government shut hajj and Makah in spite of the fact that anticipation is a piece of Islam and because of these viral ailments you can settle on a choice and you may close mosques. The southern Sindh region, where specialists have implemented severe social separating and detachment guidelines in Karachi, the nation's greatest city, since prior this week. All schools and organizations have been requested to close down, notwithstanding an implemented to shut down of all malls, open parks, superfluous government workplaces and different areas where individuals may gather. Markets and drug stores stay open. The nation over, a general restriction on open get-togethers - including weddings, get-togethers and different kinds of assemblages, despite the fact that excluding strict social occasions - stays set up. Schools and other instructive organizations have been requested to stay closed until in any event April 3. What's more, the nation has shut its property outskirts with Iran and Afghanistan and is screening all air travel travellers.

On the off chance that we outline about Afghanistan individuals are exceptionally imprudent and no anticipation in Afghanistan and till now soundness Taliban issue, clans battling, training issues individuals are for the most part on the day by day compensation.

The legislature and security powers called for measures that pioneers and leaders in the territory dismissed through and through. "The strict pioneers were asked explicitly to close mosques as an issue of general wellbeing, yet they said 'No, the individuals of Afghanistan won't be removed from their confidence or the mosque. Close down totally dismissed by authorities in Herat and Kabul, despite having increased open help on the web. Numerous Afghans have taken to web-based life, calling for solid measures against COVID-19. Specialists set Herat, Zaranj and Farah under daytime curfews. It is not yet clear whether many admirers will gather at the noteworthy blue-domed terrific mosque in the focal point of Herat on Friday as they have each week so far. Government authorities at first vacillated on the lockdown, referring to a dread of its effect on the nation's battling economy. Occupants of Herat stress a lockdown would devastatingly affect their region. In the outcome, we can say the administration needs to keep strict Leader from the network and attempt to actualize everything by them. Since individuals are not taught and don't consider the proportions of wellbeing. Afghanistan has so far formally detailed 22 instances of coronavirus in the nation, however, authorities stress that number could be far higher, given the delicate idea of the nation's wellbeing foundation and constrained testing and treatment offices. 

Now we will discuss about Bangladesh its culture is the same as India living standard is the same as Indian slums, consider the slums in Dhaka and Chattagram where millions of people live. They are living in such close quarters that it's unthinkable to enforce social distancing there. Even I think in these countries especially India & Bangladesh social distance is not possible due to their Population. And you cannot stop then from mosques. The government has said it has all the necessary preparations to tackle the COVID-19 outbreak but people have expressed concerns at the preparedness.

In these countries people don’t want to go for a limited number of testing is possibly leaving COVID-19 cases undetected in Bangladesh. On Wednesday, Bangladesh confirmed its first death due to COVID-19, with a total of at least 14 people infected, according to government officials. The patient who died was a 70-year-old man who suffered from cardiac problems, high blood pressure, kidney disease, and diabetes, said Meerjady Sabrina Flora, head of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research in Bangladesh.

Bangladeshi authorities say all 14 patients were infected when they came into contact with Bangladeshi returnees from abroad. So far, the South Asian nation of 165 million people has tested 341 people for the virus. A mandatory 14-day self-quarantine is in effect for passengers arriving from abroad who tested positive for the virus. Flights to and from Europe, the Gulf and other epicentres of the global coronavirus outbreak have also been restricted. All educational institutes have been closed until March 30, but wider lockdown measures have not yet been announced. On Wednesday, a mass gathering of tens of thousands of people who congregated to pray for the country to be rid of the coronavirus drew a public outcry. Like the other Asian countries, there are countless people who depend on a daily wage in Herat, they are already facing a hard time, but quarantine would only make matters worse for them.

The urban poor in Sri Lanka are found principally in the capital, Colombo. Most of the Sri Lankan populace lives in country territories and the significant wellspring of riches among them island. Landlessness and inconsistent circulation of land are key determinants of country destitution. Theravada Buddhism is the official religion of Sri Lanka, with about 70.1% of the nation's populace as supporters. The Tamil individuals are an old living ethnic gathering from South Asia. Generally, they have been living in the southern pieces of India, and the northeastern pieces of Sri Lanka. The Tamil individuals number around 74 million on the planet.  

On Wednesday, Sri Lanka postponed booked parliamentary races and restricted every single approaching trip for about fourteen days trying to stem the spread of the coronavirus in the nation of 21 million individuals. Specialists have so far forced a check-in time in certain zones to check the spread of COVID-19, with authorities additionally executing countrywide value controls on basic things, for example, lentils and sardines.

The Maldives, an archipelagic nation with somewhat more than 430,000 residents and a prime extravagance sea shore goal for visitors, announced in any event 13 cases up until now. The initial two cases announced toward the beginning of March, the Kurudu Island Resort and Spa extravagance seashore resort shut down and changed over into an isolate camp. Different hotels have gone with the same pattern when cases have been accounted for. The emergency has hit vacationer and the travel industry.

"On the off chance that COVID19 hits the neighbourhood populace, epidemiological expectations show that we would have 60 to 80 per cent of the populace contaminated … with no mediations, including that even with intercessions, the administration anticipates that 30 should 40 per cent of the nation's populace to be tainted. By and large, the Maldives has prohibited the section of any voyagers starting in or travelling through Italy, one of the European focal points of the ailment today. All administration workers have been requested to stay at home, just going outside for fundamental needs. Basic administrations, for example, medical clinics, utilities, banks and salvage administrations will stay operational.

The hotels of Kuredu, Vilemendhu, Batalaa and Kuramathi in the Maldives have been set under isolate with the UK Foreign Office prompts against everything except basic travel to the influenced islands. Maldives need to full of feeling and opportune choices to secure individuals for coronavirus, the late activity can influence the travel industry office and it's the primary wellspring of the salary of Maldives. The nation's first cases were affirmed on March 7 after two staff individuals at Kuredu Island Resort and Spa on the Lhaviyani Atoll tried positive. They are accepted to have contracted the infection from an Italian vacationer who was tried in the wake of leaving the island. The individuals who had been in contact with tainted individuals were put under self-seclusion for about fourteen days. Accordingly, the whole hotel was put on lock-down. Two further cases were affirmed at Sandies Bathala Resort in A.A Atoll, which was then likewise set under isolate. There are currently eight affirmed cases in the Maldives.

Bhutan affirmed its first instance of the coronavirus on March 6, promptly restricting the section of any sightseers for about fourteen days. On Wednesday, the legislature discharged 23 individuals who reached the patient from 14-day isolate, freeing them from being tainted.

The administration has likewise shut a few schools and delayed worldwide gatherings and classes. Nepal extended a movement prohibition on travellers flying into the nation from any area in Europe and the Middle East, in an offer to control any conceivable spread of the coronavirus in the Himalayan nation.

The measure - which influences the two outsiders and Nepali residents - will stay basically from March 20 until in any event April 15. Those travelling through Europe and the Middle East will likewise be banned from entering Nepal, growing a prior boycott that incorporated a few seriously hit Asian nations. Schools, universities, films, exercise centres, clubs, pools and historical centres have been requested shut until April 30. Any get-together of in excess of 25 individuals for social or strict reasons is additionally prohibited, with the administration asking individuals not to utilize swarmed open transportation vehicles.

TEACHING OF ISLAM IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES

The fatal coronavirus has encompassed the entire world. Right now most extreme difficulty; there are hardly any Hadiths that can go about as a panacea. Evidently, there is no fix to the lethal infection that exists, which is taking off; by and by, in Islam, there is constantly a fix. Islam, which is a finished lifestyle, shows that demise and life are in the hands of Allah. In any case, religion likewise says there is no malady that can't be restored.

Prophet Muhammad sayings about a viral disease

Narrated `Aisha: (the wife of the Prophet) that she asked Allah’s Apostle about the plague and Allah’s Apostle informed her saying, Plague was a punishment which Allah used to send on whom He wished, but Allah made it a blessing for the believers. None (among the believers) remains patient in a land in which plague has broken out and considers that nothing will befall him except what Allah has ordained for him, but that Allah will grant him a reward similar to that of a martyr. SAHIH BUKHARI HADITH NO. 5734.

In light of the above Hadith, Plague (plague here refers to any pandemic disease) is a blessing for the believers and the one who dies owing to the viral disease is a martyr.

Moreover, according to Islam, everything comes from the Almighty; death is written, a believer must not fear anything as his life is in the hands of Allah. Notwithstanding, the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) has forbidden people from going to an area where an epidemic has broken out. This means, undoubtedly life and death are in the hands of Allah but taking protective measures is necessary. Therefore, we must take precautionary steps regarding coronavirus, and on the other hand, we must not fear anything except Allah.

Narrated Ibn `Abbas: (The Prophet said), Healing is in three things: A gulp of honey, cupping, and branding with fire (cauterizing). But I forbid my followers to use (cauterization) branding with fire. SAHIH BUKHARI HADITH NO. 5680.

As per this Hadith, honey, cupping and cauterizing, have healing powers. Therefore, they can be used to fight against deadly coronavirus.

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah ? said: “Whoever eats honey three mornings each month, will not suffer any serious calamity.”Again the Prophet mentioned honey as an agent of healing. Thus, one must eat honey in the 

Cure of Diseases (Coronavirus) In the light of Hadith

Narrated `Aisha: During the Prophet’s fatal illness, he used to recite the Mu’auwidhat (Surat An-Nas and Surat Al- Falaq) and then blow his breath over his body. When his illness was aggravated, I used to recite those two Suras and blow my breath over him and make him rub his body with his own hand for its blessings. (Ma`mar asked Az-Zuhri: How did the Prophet use to blow? Az-Zuhri said: He used to blow on his hands and then passed them over his face.) SAHIH BUKHARI HADITH NO. 5735.

As per the above hadith, (Surat An-Nas and Surat Al- Falaq), can cure any grave

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah ? said: “Use this black seed. For indeed it contains a cure for every disease except As-Sam” And As-Sam is death. There are certain healing properties in the black seeds. As per annals of medicine, the seed is being used in medicine for the last 2000 years. In the black seed exists various antioxidant, anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties. Hence, black seeds can fight against coronavirus.

How a Muslim should react to the COVID-19

There is no Disease, which has no fix. Described Abu Huraira: The Prophet (?) stated, "There is no Disease that Allah has made, then again, actually He likewise has made its treatment.”

In the Quran, Allah has worried upon "Taqwah" (god-dreading) and "Tawakal" (dependence upon god). This is on the grounds that a human can't control certain things. There are plenty of things, which are outside the ability to control a Homosapien; as of now what one ought to do? According to, Islam one ought to reinforce one's convictions in regards to death, cataclysm, joy, regard, affront as every one of them originate from Allah Almighty.

According to Islamic colloquialisms, Allah adores an individual considerably more than his mom does. Islam is the religion of adoration and harmony. Along these lines, in what capacity can the person who adores you will cause you to endure? Allah is love and He adores His creation. Presently the inquiry emerges in the event that He Loves us, at that point why we face pickles, for example, coronavirus? All things considered, a human has restricted information. We don't have the foggiest idea what is past the divider. We are rushed; we don't figure out what is Sabr (tolerance). Be that as it may, maybe you despise a thing and it is beneficial for you, and maybe you love a thing and it is terrible for you. What's more, Allah Knows, while you know not. Surah Al Baqra (216). According to this section, an individual doesn't have the foggiest idea about what's acceptable and what's awful. At specific points throughout everyday life, a man can't see what is correct; levelheadedness and rationales fizzle at such crossroads because of the restricted viewpoint of a human.

Most importantly, a Muslim ought to have faith in Allah and acknowledge what is bound for him. Then again, he ought to likewise take discerning and prudent steps in any difficulty simply like the pandemic of coronavirus. Besides, present "Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim" (for the sake of Allah the most tolerant and generally charitable) before eating or accomplishing any work. Trust Allah and fortify your devotion by perusing and getting Quran, besides, a Muslim can present "Ayat-ul-Kursi" and third "Kalimah" for security from coronavirus and any catastrophe. In the wake of discussing and executing all the above Ayahs and Hadiths of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) leave yourself upon Allah and remain serene.