Fighting against COVID-19 amid Water Scarcity
The importance of water as a critical factor in the fight against COVID-19 cannot be over-emphasised and Lagos, being in the frontline of the battle against the disease must brace itself for the post-COVID-19 era by providing water, which is the basic necessity prescribed by experts as the most potent defence against the pandemic. Kunle Aderinokun reports
The above further buttresses the point that water is the key! Social distance is a major challenge, but people have tried to stay home and observe government-imposed lockdowns and with more practice I think Nigerians can get the hang of it with time. However, the biggest challenge that is becoming more glaring is, how to provide water for the teeming masses that can barely have water to drink talk more of washing hands.
Handwashing with soap, critical in the fight against coronavirus, is ‘out of reach’ for billions. As the world prepares to ease the lockdowns and let people out there two things that stand out as critical – Social Distancing and Regular Hand Washing.
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