WHEN Nigeria recorded its index COVID-19 case in the person of an Italian in Ogun State in February, the government gave itself a pat on the back for the seemingly swift manner it was able to trace...
WHEN Nigeria recorded its index COVID-19 case in the person of an Italian in Ogun State in February, the government gave itself a pat on the back for the seemingly swift manner it was able to trace and isolate other persons who had contact with the expatriate. It was assumed that like the Ebola Virus epidemic in 2014, Nigeria would be able to contain the spread of COVID-19 within the shortest possible time, but this was not to be.
The stark reality COVID-19’s deadliness is dawning on many. With the President’s own Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, and two of his aides testing positive for the virus shortly after returning from Europe, it has become clear that the disease is no respecter of persons. The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari , rightly ordered a total lockdown in the most affected states of Lagos and Ogun as well as the Federal Capital Territory and a ban on all commercial local and international flights.
The death toll is mounting. Apart from the President’s CoS, the disease has claimed the lives of some prominent Nigerians. Other high profile persons at different times tested positive to the virus, but escaped the fatal consequence. Despite this development, many Nigerians remain unconvinced, sometimes describing the disease as a “rich man’s syndrome” or a fraud altogether.
New scientific revelations are emerging. Nature says as restrictions are lifted, many researchers worry that the risk of catching COVID-19 will go up in crowded indoor. It argues that converging lines of evidence indicate that SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, can pass from person to person in tiny droplets called aerosols that waft through the air and accumulate over time.
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