Opinion: COVID-19: Nigeria Needs To Think Global But Act Local, By Olorunda Rotimi
…the COVID-19 pandemic… Nigeria is comparatively at an early stage and we can learn lessons from the experiences of countries that have been battling with the virus. The government, in conjunction with the people, should act promptly, thinking globally but acting locally, and begin to implement measures that have been shown to be help in the control of spread of the disease.
…achieving a near successful lockdown and social distancing will be a challenge in a society like Nigeria with a strong communal living system and reliance on daily market activities for sustenance, especially given the poor infrastructure for storage. Hence for this to be effective at all, there is need for original thinking and strong collaborative working with the community directly.
The military and civil society groups should be actively engaged in logistics, distribution and security, with respect to relief materials in particular. The leaders need to publicly demonstrate more social distancing actions than just wearing face masks.
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