What Is Left For Nigerians As Coronavirus Hits Abuja
Following the confirmation
three cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, on Saturday, which has brought the cases of the virus in Nigeria to 22, there is need to ask what is left for Nigerians as the nation's capital is hit with the deadly virus.
All these came barely a week the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, said the person that had contact with the index case had no symptoms of the virus, and the Italian man who bought the disease to the country has recovered.
As the deadly virus continued to spread, one cannot boast of any state that will be free from the deadly disease which the World Health Organization, WHO, has described as pandemic and continued to pose great threat to human race.
Measures Taken By Federal Government
In an attempt to fight the deadly virus, the federal government of Nigeria through Presidential Task Force on Coronavirus led by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, took a decisive measure on Wednesday to shutdown Nigeria's border to 13 countries which includes China, United States of America, France, Spain, Iran, Italy, South Korea, Germany, United Kingdom, Japan, Netherland, Switzerland, and Norway as part of the measures to safeguard the country from further spreading of the virus.
The Presidential Task force on coronavirus further added that travellers from affected countries will be subjected to what it described as supervised self-isolation and testing for a period of 14 days.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has also given out emergency Toll-free number 080097000010, to be contacted in the country to report any case of Coronavirus.
As the disease continued to spread across the country, the Federal government announced on Saturday that the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, and the Nnmadi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, will be shutdown on Monday as the cases of Coronavirus in the country rises to 22.
States like Lagos, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa and a couple of other states in the country have also given an order to shutdown all schools and also ban gathering of more than 50 people.
Who Is to Blame For the Spreading of Covid-19 ?
One may not totally fault an individual, group of people or government as being responsible for the rapid spreading of the virus in the country after the Minister of Heath, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, said the person that had contact with the index case had no symptoms of the virus, and the Italian man who bought the disease to the country also recovered.
However, the federal government may have the larger chunk of the blame for the delay in shutting down the Nigeria's border which contributed largely to the new cases confirmed.
At this trying time of Nigeria and the rest of the world, the only thing left for Nigerians is to keep themselves posted of the outbreak of the disease and take necessary measures to protect themselves from contracting the deadly disease.
three cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, on Saturday, which has brought the cases of the virus in Nigeria to 22, there is need to ask what is left for Nigerians as the nation's capital is hit with the deadly virus.
All these came barely a week the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, said the person that had contact with the index case had no symptoms of the virus, and the Italian man who bought the disease to the country has recovered.
As the deadly virus continued to spread, one cannot boast of any state that will be free from the deadly disease which the World Health Organization, WHO, has described as pandemic and continued to pose great threat to human race.
Measures Taken By Federal Government
In an attempt to fight the deadly virus, the federal government of Nigeria through Presidential Task Force on Coronavirus led by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, took a decisive measure on Wednesday to shutdown Nigeria's border to 13 countries which includes China, United States of America, France, Spain, Iran, Italy, South Korea, Germany, United Kingdom, Japan, Netherland, Switzerland, and Norway as part of the measures to safeguard the country from further spreading of the virus.
The Presidential Task force on coronavirus further added that travellers from affected countries will be subjected to what it described as supervised self-isolation and testing for a period of 14 days.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has also given out emergency Toll-free number 080097000010, to be contacted in the country to report any case of Coronavirus.
As the disease continued to spread across the country, the Federal government announced on Saturday that the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, and the Nnmadi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, will be shutdown on Monday as the cases of Coronavirus in the country rises to 22.
States like Lagos, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa and a couple of other states in the country have also given an order to shutdown all schools and also ban gathering of more than 50 people.
Who Is to Blame For the Spreading of Covid-19 ?
One may not totally fault an individual, group of people or government as being responsible for the rapid spreading of the virus in the country after the Minister of Heath, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, said the person that had contact with the index case had no symptoms of the virus, and the Italian man who bought the disease to the country also recovered.
However, the federal government may have the larger chunk of the blame for the delay in shutting down the Nigeria's border which contributed largely to the new cases confirmed.
At this trying time of Nigeria and the rest of the world, the only thing left for Nigerians is to keep themselves posted of the outbreak of the disease and take necessary measures to protect themselves from contracting the deadly disease.
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