It is everywhere… how to deal with Corona Virus, what are the top 10 things to do to keep yourself safe… on WhatsApp, News, FaceBook and in discussions… they are all saying the same thing…
Wash Your Hands Often and Maintain Good Hygiene!!
So people are buying masks, sanitizers, sprays, and hand wash and going above and beyond to protect themselves! So why is that we are doing it now, and not every day – maintaining good hygiene.
This article is more related to the current India Lifestyle!
Since the invention of antibiotics, we have been using them for all kinds of viruses, fevers and many other symptoms. If you go to an Indian Doctor, you will most likely end up with a prescription for antibiotics course. In fact, one of the doctor’s friends mentioned that the patients demand it… they don’t want to suffer long and they want to fight whatever is causing the illness need to dealt with all force they can apply. With this, everyone is complacent about their own day to day hygiene practices and also got to the point to call others obsessive for being extra clean. It is the comfort factor that we can treat it is what made everyone more comfortable.
Then comes Corona-virus… even though it killed a lot fewer than the previous epidemics, the fear of it not being treatable created this whole hysteria and precautions beyond imaginations.
People wearing masks in public are under this false sense of security and not even reading the instructions on how to handle a mask… there have been sightings of people touching it often as if it is a clothing accessory.
India has embraced Swacha Bharat (Cleaner India) movement for a few years now, but the progress is still minimal as we have to deal with a lot more issues of overpopulation, lack of resources to provide alternatives and the acceptance of current conditions by people.
In conclusion, Enrich Feature would like you to consider maintaining some of these personal hygiene practices you are taking well after the scare of Coronavirus goes away… maybe it will help you from other diseases and reduce your dependency on antibiotics and other medicines.
