14th May, 2020 ThursdayHeadlines StaySafe TakeResponsiblity NoLagosLockDown ThursdayMotivation 1. Dispute rages in Lagos over lockdown’s likely return - 2. Gambari steps in - 3.
Joseph Jibueze and Precious IgbonwelunduWILL lockdown return to Lagos as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the nation’s commercial capital?
Kano, which is still on lockdown, had 342 on May 4 but recorded 693 cases nine days after, a significant 102.632 per cent increase.Many Lagosians have been canvassing the return of the lockdown largely because the people have not obeyed the protocols prescribed by health authorities in the breach. People’s Democratic Party governorship aspirant Babatunde Gbadamosi said: “Considering that government could do more testing, provide immune-boosting supplements, face masks and Personal Protective Equipment , procure treatment medication like Hydroxychloroquine, Zinc-sulphate and Azithromycin, Pax Covid and Prof. Iwu’s solution; is lockdown necessary when it will cause hunger?
Giem Denise said: “No palliative was distributed during the lockdown. Hunger increased, people lost their jobs, insecurity increased. Coronavirus cases didn’t drop either.”To Rachael Emmanuel, lockdown could lead to more deaths, wondering what will happen to pupils whose parents cannot afford devices that enable e-learning should the lockdown be restored.
“The lockdown is anti-science. The only result we can see is further untold hardship. In New York City, 66% of the infected people were at home, and only 2% of that infected population were homeless people. What does this suggest? A top official of the Lagos State Government said the poll is part of the civic engagement of the government to gauge the mood of the people.
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