If a preacher of any other faith had thanked the deity for the coronavirus and wished it upon those outside the fold, it would have been international news. But no one will take any particular notice of this.

“Egyptian Islamic Preacher Mohammed Al-Hefnawi Al-Ansari: Thank You Coronavirus for Shutting Down Cinemas, Coffee Shops, and Whorehouses; May Allah Use This Virus to Annihilate the Infidels and Shiites,” MEMRI, April 8, 2020: