‘When we sleep, virus sleeps’: Pakistan politician’s tip to tackle COVID-19

Mangalore Today News Network

Islamabad, Jun 16, 2020: A Pakistan politician is inspiring memes and jokes on social media after he suggested that people should sleep in order to fight COVID-19.

When we sleep, virus sleeps. When we die, virus dies. Simple. pic.twitter.com/F3cDrEzOZV

— Naila Inayat नायला इनायत (@nailainayat) June 13, 2020

In an undated video, Fazal-ur-Rehman, who is the current president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F), can be seen saying, “When we sleep, virus sleeps”.

“The more we sleep, the more the virus sleeps. It won’t harm us. When we sleep it sleeps, when we die, it dies,” the former member of the National Assembly said at a gathering. He claimed doctors had suggested this method of battling the virus.



courtesy:IndianExpress