OPINION: The Troubles Ahead Of The World As Countries Shutdown Borders Over Coronavirus | By Isah Bala
As the scourge of coronavirus continued across the world, many countries have been forced to take drastic measures to control the virus thereby posing more troubles to the world that might even be bigger than the surge of coronavirus.
Currently, the world economy is nosediving due to the shutdown in many countries and this will consequently create many problems around the world.
Many countries have advocated for total shutdown in all spheres except securities and medical personnel, this means that there will be no international trade across the world and trade within the country will be put on hold.
In recent years, the world has never been traumatized and shutdown like the plague of coronavirus; sports, social activities, religious centres, aviation, and ultimately the economy is being shutdown by the day.
After banning flights from 13 most affected countries in the world, Nigeria has also shutdown land borders as part of measures to curtail the rapid spreading of the virus.
The disease has already claimed one life in the country and infected 44 persons including the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, and Bauchi State governor, Bala Muhammed.
Despite the move to shutdown schools and ban gathering of people, prominent people across the country still fear the government has not done enough to protect the citizens of the country, calling for a total shutdown of the country to save Nigerians.
The first lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari has also lend her voice, calling on the administration of her husband to shutdown Nigeria to avert the looming danger due to the rapid spreading of the virus.
Aisha who took to her tweeter handle @aishambuhari, said it was commendable that the state governors have closed schools, adding that it will be wrong to still allow their parents to go to work where they will be exposed and meet their children at home.
The first lady decried that such measure could be counterproductive, calling for total lockdown for people to stay in their respective homes.
World Economy Nosedive As Countries Shutdown Borders
The world economy has continued to take a different toll due to the shutdown of borders in different countries.
The United States of America has long shutdown her border to Asian countries and Europe, many countries in Europe and Asia have also followed suit as well as African countries.
according Presstv, countries like India and Malaysia have already imposed 24-hour curfew with Malaysia authorities currently tracing 4,000 people that attended four-day mass religious event at a mosque near the capital of the country, Kuala Lumpur.
Presstv had reported that the Shutdown in different countries has confined one billion people to their homes as the death toll around the world jumped passed 13,000.
Crude oil price has seen its worst decline since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. CNBC reports showed that the price of crude oil has fallen to 17 years low with Brent crude sold for $28.36 per barrel while US crude sold for $26.11per barrel.
The Implication And Looming Dangers
The implication of all these is that as countries impose stringent measures to curtail the deadly virus, there will be shortage of food for human consumption across the world as people are being restricted to their homes.
In many third world countries, availability of food for many families depend on what the breadwinner of the family is able to bring back home everyday, restricting such people to their homes might even be worst than the deadly coronavirus.
Unless world leaders are able to fined measures to help the people and provide alternative measures for accessing food, Africa and the rest of the world might be heading towards the worst famine in human history.
Recall that IMF, Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva has warned on Monday, that unless advanced economies provide more support to low income countries,
the current world economy is facing severe economic damage from coronavirus pandemic that could be worst that 2009 recession.
Currently, the world economy is nosediving due to the shutdown in many countries and this will consequently create many problems around the world.
Many countries have advocated for total shutdown in all spheres except securities and medical personnel, this means that there will be no international trade across the world and trade within the country will be put on hold.
In recent years, the world has never been traumatized and shutdown like the plague of coronavirus; sports, social activities, religious centres, aviation, and ultimately the economy is being shutdown by the day.
After banning flights from 13 most affected countries in the world, Nigeria has also shutdown land borders as part of measures to curtail the rapid spreading of the virus.
The disease has already claimed one life in the country and infected 44 persons including the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, and Bauchi State governor, Bala Muhammed.
Despite the move to shutdown schools and ban gathering of people, prominent people across the country still fear the government has not done enough to protect the citizens of the country, calling for a total shutdown of the country to save Nigerians.
The first lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari has also lend her voice, calling on the administration of her husband to shutdown Nigeria to avert the looming danger due to the rapid spreading of the virus.
Aisha who took to her tweeter handle @aishambuhari, said it was commendable that the state governors have closed schools, adding that it will be wrong to still allow their parents to go to work where they will be exposed and meet their children at home.
The first lady decried that such measure could be counterproductive, calling for total lockdown for people to stay in their respective homes.
World Economy Nosedive As Countries Shutdown Borders
The world economy has continued to take a different toll due to the shutdown of borders in different countries.
The United States of America has long shutdown her border to Asian countries and Europe, many countries in Europe and Asia have also followed suit as well as African countries.
according Presstv, countries like India and Malaysia have already imposed 24-hour curfew with Malaysia authorities currently tracing 4,000 people that attended four-day mass religious event at a mosque near the capital of the country, Kuala Lumpur.
Presstv had reported that the Shutdown in different countries has confined one billion people to their homes as the death toll around the world jumped passed 13,000.
Crude oil price has seen its worst decline since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. CNBC reports showed that the price of crude oil has fallen to 17 years low with Brent crude sold for $28.36 per barrel while US crude sold for $26.11per barrel.
The Implication And Looming Dangers
The implication of all these is that as countries impose stringent measures to curtail the deadly virus, there will be shortage of food for human consumption across the world as people are being restricted to their homes.
In many third world countries, availability of food for many families depend on what the breadwinner of the family is able to bring back home everyday, restricting such people to their homes might even be worst than the deadly coronavirus.
Unless world leaders are able to fined measures to help the people and provide alternative measures for accessing food, Africa and the rest of the world might be heading towards the worst famine in human history.
Recall that IMF, Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva has warned on Monday, that unless advanced economies provide more support to low income countries,
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