Nobody denies the fact that COVID-19 is claiming thousands of lives worldwide paying no heed of age, sex, ethnicity, religion and other related aspects. At first, nobody had expected such unanticipated pandemic will take place in the length and breadth of the world and set in motion taking the lives of people almost immediately.
Nowadays, the pandemic is turning out to be the talk of each and every one living under the world skies. Furthermore, the disease is growing out to be the headlines of most electronic and print media outlets of the world time and time again.
Following the Coronavirus pandemic, people living in highly developed countries have been putting a wide spectrum of protective measures sticking to the dos and don’ts of the World Health Organization advice. Despondently, some people have been giving up on life owing to the raising coronavirus death rate.
Maru Tamiru is an Ethiopian Diaspora. He lives and works in Washington, D.C. He said pertaining to COVID-19, “The situation in our area is heartbreaking. Every so often, I am living in fear on the grounds that I do not know what tomorrow will bring. I am not living my life with a free mind at this point in time. If truth be told, aside from washing with soap and water, I clean my hand with an alcohol-based hand rub on a regular basis.
“Likewise, I maintain social distancing between myself and anyone who is coughing or sneezing seeing that when
someone sneezes they sprig small liquid droplets from their nose or mouth which may contain a virus,” he added.
Religious books say when you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore, we will not fear, though the earth gives way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea…
When I go through these kinds of verses, I feel as if a huge weight is off my body and fail to recall COVID-19 for the time being.
“To the best of my knowledge, Ethiopians should be able to keep an eye on the directions of the Federal Ministry of Health-Ethiopia and pertinent bodies now and then,” he concluded.
The other diaspora named Dr. Moha Fara. Jire urges all humanitarian and aid organizations to prioritize logically the needs of those vulnerable communities, who have no access to hospitals and clean water to protect themselves from approaching disasters.
By the same token, she reminds fellow citizens who are often known as the source of all religions and valued traditional nations on earth to have faith in God and believe in destiny.
“Until better days come, all Ethiopians should be able to help one another assuming that the pandemic cannot be escaped only by individual efforts,” she wrapped up.
The Ethiopian Herald April 3/2020
BY ADDISALEM MULAT
