Coronavirus Outbreak: ISIS advice terrorists to 'cover mouth while yawning, sneezing'

In thick of Coronavirus, which has mand to plunge world into a state of a health crisis, even Islamic State (ISIS) issued an visory to tackle disease in ir weekly al-Naba newsletter. Although set of guidances largely encompassed religious than scientific vice, ISIS in an infographic also listed preventive measures to keep disease at bay. 

Through its weekly, ISIS asked its fighters to "stay away from land of epidemic," with Europe being epicenter of Coronavirus. Apart from urging its fighters to wash ir hands, furr elaborating, ISIS asked m to do so even if one wakes up in middle of night as one "does t kw where his hand spent night." "Cover ir mouths when yawning and sneezing," ISIS visory ded.  

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Joining Coronavirus precautionary fray, ISIS furr urged infected fighters to t leave area in order to prevent spre of virus. Calling it a "torment" sent by God, terror organisation, in dition, said, "illnesses do t strike by mselves but by command and decree of God." Though ISIS has mostly lost control of most of its so-called caliphate in Middle East, it still holds pockets of power in parts of Iraq and Syria. 

Most Middle Eastern countries including--Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAQ, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman have reported cases of Coronavirus, majorly in those with a travel history to Iran. Across world, over 150,000 have been reported until Saturday morning with over 5,800 deaths. Iraq reported 110 cases of Coronavirus until Sunday afteron and 10 deaths. Meanwhile, re have been cases reported in Syria, drawing concerns towards country's grim health services. World Health Organisation on Wednesday declared vel coronavirus, or COVID-19, outbreak as a pandemic, months after virus spre from China's Wuhan.

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What is Coronavirus?

coronavirus (CoV) is a vel strain in large family of viruses that causes illnesses ranging from common cold to acute respiratory syndromes. Common symptoms of vel coronavirus (nCoV) strain include respiratory symptoms such as fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties, as per WHO. Coronaviruses are zootic, meaning y are transmitted between animals and people, according to WHO. Several kwn coronaviruses are circulating in animals that have t yet infected humans.