The ISIS group has issued guidance for terrorists on how to tackle the new coronavirus outbreak.
A list of “religious directives” on tackling infectious diseases appeared in the latest issue of the group's newspaper al-Naba, reported the Daily Mail.
The list includes “stay away from sick people”, “wash your hands before eating” and “avoid travel to affected areas” – similar to advice being issued by world governments.
It also includes decrees such as “put your faith in God and seek refuge in him”.
“Illnesses do not strike by themselves but by the command and decree of God,” it said.
Globally, more than 138,000 have contracted coronavirus while deaths from the disease surpassed 5,000.
The World Health Organization has officially declared coronavirus a global pandemic, meaning it is spreading out of control in multiple parts of the world simultaneously, and urged government to take immediate action to curb its spread.
Measures being adopted by affected countries include “social distancing”, such as closing schools, banning large gatherings and shutting offices, to slow the spread of the disease.
