The statistics that NCDC is flashing on the news media can be said to be unequivocally far short of reflecting the true picture of the spread of coronavirus in Nigeria if the situation in Onitsha area could be used as a sample.
Sir: Good number of people from around Onitsha area in Anambra State might have contracted coronavirus unknowingly and successfully treated themselves with a combination of typhoid and malaria medicines. This assessment is from an unscientific poll of people living around the above locality that I have personally come in contact with. They suffered from cold, cough and lack of taste in their mouth.
The statistics that Nigeria Centre for Disease Control is flashing on the news media can be said to be unequivocally far short of reflecting the true picture of the spread of coronavirus in Nigeria if the situation in Onitsha area could be used as a sample. It then becomes understandable to ponder that the alarm NCDC is sounding may not be commensurate with the impact of the disease.
The most disheartening aspect of the situation is that those who have suffered from the symptoms of coronavirus were not able to access adequate testing owing to unavailability of specialized centres in their area. They were forced to patronize the local pharmacy stores, use local remedies or seek the help of their personal doctors. This obviously is not what the NCDC prescribed but they were left with the choice of suffering without any medical attendance.
There is rightly a disconnection between the message that is pushed out to the Nigerian public by NCDC and the corresponding result of the spread of the coronavirus. Government might have failed to localize their approach in addressing the coronavirus pandemic. Consequently, Nigerians are inclined to suspect a fraud as what government is preaching is not manifesting in their realities. And they are no strangers to misleading tendencies by the government.
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