Spiritual Leader Dalai Lama Advises Followers To Chant Mantras To Contain Coronavirus

Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has advised his followers in China to chant a mantra to contain the spread of threat posed by deadly coronavirus, that has killed more than 100 people in China so far.

A group of mainland Chinese devotees on Facebook had requested for the Dalai Lama¡¯s advice amid widespread health scare after the virus was discovered in Wuhan. Responding to their concern, the Dalai Lama advised his followers and Buddhist monasteries across China to chant the ¡®Tara Mantra¡¯ as it would be ¡°beneficial for effectively containing the spread of the virus¡±.

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He has asked the people suffering from the disease to chant the matra, ¡°Om tare tuttare ture Soha¡±, to maintain the peace of mind and remain free from worries. He also shared a voice clip, himself chanting the mantra.

According to reports, the death toll due to the virus in China has risen to 130.

In the past 24 hours, around 1,300 new cases have been reported. Coronavirus is a large family of viruses that causes illnesses ranging from common cold to acute respiratory syndromes.

India is among the top 30 countries at "high-risk" from the spread of the deadly coronavirus, according to a study based on the number of air travellers predicted to arrive in the countries from the worst affected cities in China.

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Researchers from the University of Southampton in the UK compiled a list of cities and countries they believe are at high risk from the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) -- which has killed over 100 people so far, and infected thousands.

The most "at risk" countries or regions worldwide are Thailand (1), Japan (2), and Hong Kong (3). The US is 6th on the list, Australia 10th, the UK 17th and India 23rd, the researchers said in the study released on Tuesday.