There’s Need to Demystify COVID-19, Says Borno Dep․ Governor
Borno State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Usman Kadafur has said there was need to demystify COVID-19 and de-stigmatise those affected by the pandemic in order to win the battle against the disease.
Kadafur, who is also the Chairman of the State Task Force on COVID-19 Response, said that the campaign aimed to demystify and de-stigmatise COVID-19 survivors by declaring them heroes and heroines of a disease that has claimed 25 lives as at the time of the launching of COVID-19 Heroes Campaign in Borno.
He however cautioned the survivors that despite their current negative status, they still needed to observe preventive etiquettes including regular hand washing under running water with soap or use of hand sanitisers, social distancing of at least two metres, covering of cough and sneezes, using face mask and avoiding crowded areas.
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