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It is actually painful that this CORONAVIRUS issue is happening at this time.. But it has come, nothing we can do again than to fight it..
From the president speech of yesterday, I can see the presidency is overwhelmed cos of the economy and how hunger is affecting people. But normally Nigeria has not done much to relax this lockdown..lets see below our position in testing in Africa alone

South Africa - 178,470 Tests

Ghana - 100,622 Tests

Egypt - 90,000 Tests

Morocco - 29,254 Tests

Uganda - 27,432 Tests

Tunisia - 21,081 Tests

Kenya - 17,992 Tests

Ethiopia -14,588 Tests

Mauritius -14,442 Tests

Nigeria (Giant of Africa) 10,918 Tests

So many people wanted to do test, Nigeria has not done it, talkless of doing for people randomly has been done in saner climes..
From all countries that have over 200million population around the world, only Nigeria don't have over 8000 positive cases.. And we all know the reasons..WE DID VERY LOW TEST.. we just did over ten thousand tests, from over 200milion people, and we want to resume business activities.. IT MAY BE RISKY .
Anyway , if the ban is lifted, everyone has the option of going out or staying in,..But if you have food or money, chose to stay home instead of risking your life.. Nigeria don't have enough facilities, if this escalated,

Very correct

Why do I have this eerie feeling that majority of people that are in of a lockdown extension are jobless,so they enjoy seeing other employed people at home,so no people can stop looking down on them?
It's like when a House's electricity supply is cut off due to inability to pay bills.When the general electricity power goes off,such people feel sadistically very happy because no one can then differentiate between those owing and those that pay their bills.
This is the case of this Op.
Even advanced countries with far well off citizens are easing down the lockdown despite still recording impressive infection figures,but here this one wants it to continue just because of joblessness.
Shameful.

Am not jobless, I even have a company that I have workers, so it's just a reality.. The countries you are quoting, how many test have they done and what is their population,
and what is their health sector standard? Pls compare reasonable things.. Thnks

seborrhic:
Why do I have this eerie feeling that majority of people that are in of a lockdown extension are jobless,so they enjoy seeing other employed people at home,so no people can stop looking down on them?
It's like when a House's electricity supply is cut off due to inability to pay bills.When the general electricity power goes off,such people feel sadistically very happy because no one can then differentiate between those owing and those that pay their bills.
This is the case of this Op.
Even advanced countries with far well off citizens are easing down the lockdown despite still recording impressive infection figures,but here this one wants it to continue just because of joblessness.
Shameful.

cheango:
Am not jobless, I even have a company that I have workers, so it's just a reality.. The countries you are quoting, how many test have they done and what is their population,
and what is their health sector standard? Pls compare reasonable things.. Thnks

My beloved brother and sisters on nairaland, please kindly help me and my family, we are dying of hunger, please we need food, if there is any way you help us with foodstuffs our location is lagos. Thank you all

cheango:
Am not jobless, I even have a company that I have workers, so it's just a reality.. The countries you are quoting, how many test have they done and what is their population,
and what is their health sector standard? Pls compare reasonable things.. Thnks

Ok,sorry for saying you are jobless.
So let's argue with points.
First and most importantly,the reality is that a year and even 2 from now,there won't be eradication of Corona virus,unless a vaccine is found.
(2)Another fact is that,try as much as they can,total lockdown cannot work in Nigeria and I personally even debate the assertion by some that without the lockdown the number of cases would have been more.We cannot assert what we cannot prove by a scientific study or case control.But let's leave that for a whole discussion of its own.
(3)The Covid 19,just like Influenza(flu or common cold to some)has come to stay with us till a vaccine is found.
(4)The death rate at about 1 % is even less than that of the flu.Covid 19 from all empirical evidence is fatal in 95% of cases mainly in people with underlying, serious health challenges.
Must we then lockdown till kingdom come,till a cure is found,while the lockdown brings about other serious economic and even health challenges?
Though unproven,I honestly believe many Nigerians,even without isolation,are recovering from the virus.
N.B,no treatment exists for Covid-19,even in the isolation centres.What is done is just ive management,hoping your body fights it off with time.
Many people end up fighting it off,again just like your common cold where you use vitamin C and feel it's that that cures you of that catarrh,sneezing and body ache,when honestly it does little.
What I personally believe should have been our approach from day 1 was this:lock our air and land borders for 1month;enforce the use of facemasks by ALL and aggressively use all the money garnered to get test kits.
Facemasks,aggressive testing are the keys and not any ill-thought about,poorly managed and half hazard lockdown.Till tomorrow I will continue saying it:to me,the lockdown has been a disaster on all fronts no matter how it is spinned.

You are absolutely correct, but blame will forever be for our govt, who lock us down without doing massive tests

seborrhic:

Ok,sorry for saying you are jobless.
So let's argue with points.
First and most importantly,the reality is that a year and even 2 from now,there won't be eradication of Corona virus,unless a vaccine is found.
(2)Another fact is that,try as much as they can,total lockdown cannot work in Nigeria and I personally even debate the assertion by some that without the lockdown the number of cases would have been more.We cannot assert what we cannot prove by a scientific study or case control.But let's leave that for a whole discussion of its own.
(3)The Covid 19,just like Influenza(flu or common cold to some)has come to stay with us till a vaccine is found.
(4)The death rate at about 1 % is even less than that of the flu.Covid 19 from all empirical evidence is fatal in 95% of cases mainly in people with underlying, serious health challenges.
Must we then lockdown till kingdom come,till a cure is found,while the lockdown brings about other serious economic and even health challenges?
Though unproven,I honestly believe many Nigerians,even without isolation,are recovering from the virus.
N.B,no treatment exists for Covid-19,even in the isolation centres.What is done is just ive management,hoping your body fights it off with time.
Many people end up fighting it off,again just like your common cold where you use vitamin C and feel it's that that cures you of that catarrh,sneezing and body ache,when honestly it does little.
What I personally believe should have been our approach from day 1 was this:lock our air and land borders for 1month;enforce the use of facemasks by ALL and aggressively use all the money garnered to get test kits.
Facemasks,aggressive testing are the keys and not any ill-thought about,poorly managed and half hazard lockdown.Till tomorrow I will continue saying it:to me,the lockdown has been a disaster on all fronts no matter how it is spinned.

Can you see now, what am talking about, l95 cases alone today... Let's be careful o

seborrhic:

Ok,sorry for saying you are jobless.
So let's argue with points.
First and most importantly,the reality is that a year and even 2 from now,there won't be eradication of Corona virus,unless a vaccine is found.
(2)Another fact is that,try as much as they can,total lockdown cannot work in Nigeria and I personally even debate the assertion by some that without the lockdown the number of cases would have been more.We cannot assert what we cannot prove by a scientific study or case control.But let's leave that for a whole discussion of its own.
(3)The Covid 19,just like Influenza(flu or common cold to some)has come to stay with us till a vaccine is found.
(4)The death rate at about 1 % is even less than that of the flu.Covid 19 from all empirical evidence is fatal in 95% of cases mainly in people with underlying, serious health challenges.
Must we then lockdown till kingdom come,till a cure is found,while the lockdown brings about other serious economic and even health challenges?
Though unproven,I honestly believe many Nigerians,even without isolation,are recovering from the virus.
N.B,no treatment exists for Covid-19,even in the isolation centres.What is done is just ive management,hoping your body fights it off with time.
Many people end up fighting it off,again just like your common cold where you use vitamin C and feel it's that that cures you of that catarrh,sneezing and body ache,when honestly it does little.
What I personally believe should have been our approach from day 1 was this:lock our air and land borders for 1month;enforce the use of facemasks by ALL and aggressively use all the money garnered to get test kits.
Facemasks,aggressive testing are the keys and not any ill-thought about,poorly managed and half hazard lockdown.Till tomorrow I will continue saying it:to me,the lockdown has been a disaster on all fronts no matter how it is spinned.

I don't think calling him jobless is right but let's forget that. The fact still remains if u are able to avoid going out then u will be safer. But we know majority cannot avoid going out. I've always thought it would be likely impossible to eradicate this disease without a vaccine, so for how long can a country be on lockdown? I think the virus is here to stay (at least before a vaccine is found). People just need to try as much as possible to maintain safety measures. Facemasks will be a normal thing for the foreseeable future. And I think once I get the virus and recover u will be immune for at least some time. Even if u catch it again it would be milder than before since ur body already has antibodies.

But all in all it is still safer to stay indoors if u can than risk catching the virus and recover. Even the flu vaccine only lasts for about 6 months, so I won't be surprised if this one also becomes a seasonal vaccination. But there are still chances that it can be completely eradicated.

I hope me president didn’t do a mistake in easing down this lockdown this virus is increasing day by day
Especially in Lagos

seborrhic:
Why do I have this eerie feeling that majority of people that are in of a lockdown extension are jobless,so they enjoy seeing other employed people at home,so no people can stop looking down on them?
It's like when a House's electricity supply is cut off due to inability to pay bills.When the general electricity power goes off,such people feel sadistically very happy because no one can then differentiate between those owing and those that pay their bills.
This is the case of this Op.
Even advanced countries with far well off citizens are easing down the lockdown despite still recording impressive infection figures,but here this one wants it to continue just because of joblessness.
Shameful.

Trash. By the time people around you and perhaps you or your family contract the deadly virus you will then know that health is more important than jobs at this time. Why is it that some people are incapable of analytical thinking? Go and ask Italy, US, UK, Spain and China what the Covid19 did to them due to the senselessness of their people like what you are clamouring for now then you will get brain.

Yes o