Corona the newcomer (Covid 19) imposed itself on the world and became the talk of the day, and no country in the world underestimated precautionary measures to contain it or prevent it. Corona added a new challenge to the challenges facing the world, and it is not the first epidemic that will spread and will not be the last, preceded by hundreds of viruses and epidemics, and another will follow.

This is one of God’s cosmic Sunnahs, and one of its mysteries in this world that we have lived in for thousands of years, and still has much hidden from us. A person is afraid of anything that he does not know, and the new corona is similar to some of the viruses that preceded it, as it is a coronary virus but its symptoms are stronger, surprisingly widespread, and cause respiratory distress in a worrying way, but it is not necessarily fatal except for the elderly who suffer from diseases Chronic, the human immune system can eliminate it.

But does that mean negligence in dealing with it, and that we dance, sing and rave to create an educational message that calls for not to be afraid of it? Clowning does not convey any awareness message in times of global crisis, because in general it is not taken seriously by the public even if the intention of its maker is sound.

Clowning is not a method of dealing with an intelligent, conscious, prophet and fast-learning creature such as a child, boy or even teenager. The best way to communicate this information to the child is the practical scientific experiment, and I will talk about an example in a video of an experiment conducted by an American female teacher, with two bowls: the first contains water, pepper flakes, and the second contains soap.

The child puts his finger in the first bowl, nothing happens, and when he puts it in the soap and then in the pot of water and pepper, a vacuum occurs by keeping small pepper flakes away from the finger, and with this simple and smart experience, the teacher stresses the importance of washing hands with water and soap to fight viruses.

For adults, the best video is "See bacteria?" From the Saudi Ministry of Health on the difference between washing hands with water only, then with soap and water, and with sterilizer, the second and third methods are better than the first, and the video displays microscopic images of germs before and after using each method, and this is the best way to communicate information to adults.

In China and Singapore, they use the method of shock to impose awareness on the public, and thus change the way of life temporarily until the end of the crisis, a method that I personally agree with, although it is rejected in many societies, especially Europe and America. But I say trauma is an important way to get the message across to undisciplined individuals in times of crisis.

He cited an example that I saw in the streets of Singapore 16 years ago, an awareness campaign against drug addiction, which is a picture of a girl who was unconscious in a bathroom amid her vomiting. And on the picture is a sentence: "If you were a drug addict, call the following number." A picture I have never forgotten!

In Arabic: Whenever I read a word of drugs, I remember the shocking Singapore announcement, and it was disgusting with drugs. Today, I will always remember the importance of washing hands with soap and water or sterilizing them because of the video “See the Bacteria?” This is how awareness videos are in times of crisis, not clowning and singing!

Abdulla.AlQamzi@emaratalyoum.com

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Clowning is not a method of dealing with an intelligent, conscious, prophetic and fast-learning creature.