COVID-19 is a Blessing

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Ever since WHO declared COVID-19 as a pandemic, many countries have limited the entry and exit, many have closed the borders and at an individual level, everyone takes the initiative to keep ourselves clean.  Every nation advises its citizens to stay at home and some companies have started to implement a strategy “Work from Home”.  Social distancing for a meter is recommended by WHO to prevent the spread of the virus. 

Many deaths are reported. It was learned that the corpse are buried without proper funeral rites and the family members are not allowed to meet the deceased. Once the virus is infected, the victims are isolated in a separate room where none are allowed to visit. It is so heartening to see the rate of spreading is so high. Scientists are unable to understand the behavior of the virus to discover the antidote.

On the other hand, the earth is healing with the reduction of pollution. Many factories are shut down, movements of vehicles are restricted and flights are halted which resulted in the reduction. Family members are bounded together spending quality time.  COVID-19 has realized every citizen to cooperate, Businessman to donate, Bureaucrats to unite and Politicians to disseminate, thinking out of the box.  In a local note, COVID-19 has saved the livelihood of 44 MHPA staff who by this time might have left MHPA when the notice was issued on 05.03.2019. The notice was revoked in the wake of COVID-19 that was directed by Hon’ble Chairman, MHPA. 

Bhutanese are awaken from a deep sleep and made to recognize how much we are dependent on other countries. We can't produce vegetables from our land. For instance, the very spice that is must in our dish, Chilli has been imported from India. This has made every Bhutanese to think and act. Many groups are coming forward to start farming and many are encouraging to take up farming. I hope if the situation remains the same, in the next 4-5 months we will have self-sufficiency in vegetables, grown in our land and consumed by us. 

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ND said…
Have you started vegetable gardening?
Monday, April 13, 2020
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