₦airaland Forum

RichBoy247:
So, all Nigerians abroad should be locked out of their father's land and turned to destitutes and fugitive abroad

On Mar 20, 2020

The Lagos State government on Friday disclosed that following the announcement by President Donald Trump on Thursday that chloroquine can cure coronavirus, hospitals in the state has received patients suffering from chloroquine poisoning.

This was just as the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) told Nigerians to desist from self-medication over the coronavirus as the World Health Organisation (WHO) has not approved chloroquine for the management of coronavirus.

The Lagos State government, through the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Health, Dr. Oreoluwa Finnih was quoted by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Gboyega Akosile, as saying that some hospitals in the state are now treating patients who took too many quantities of chloroquine, leading to poisoning.

She, therefore, urged residents of the state to desist from the massive consumption of chloroquine in the hope of curing coronavirus, adding that the best to do is to visit hospitals.

According to Akosile in his twitter handle @gboyegaakosile: Please note: Hospitals Now Receiving Patients Suffering From Chloroquine Poisoning, Says Gov @jidesanwoolu’s SSA on Health, Dr @Oreoluwa_Finnih. She urged people against massive consumption of Chloroquine as a measure to fight #coronavirus.”

Also, the NCDC has told Nigerians to desist from taking self-medication for treatment of coronavirus as it may cause harm and lead to death.

The NCDC in its twitter handle on Friday said: “@WHO has NOT approved the use of chloroquine for #COVID19 management. Scientists are working hard to confirm the safety of several drugs for this disease.

“Please DO NOT engage in self-medication. This will cause harm and can lead to death.”

Coronavirus: why should we stay 1.5 metres away from each other?

Why 1.5 metres? Is this our best, practical estimate? Or is there any solid scientific evidence to back it?

The coronavirus is spread from person to person when someone with the virus coughs or sneezes. So people in close contact are at high risk.

Respiratory droplets can land in your mouth or nose. Alternatively, droplets could land on your face, and the next time you touch your face, and then rub your eye, you could infect yourself.

We know the influenza virus is spread in a similar way. One study shows when healthcare workers are within 1.8 metres of patients with influenza, their risk of being infected is increased.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises flu can spread up to 6 feet (1.8 metres). The key message is, the closer you are, the bigger the spray.

Similar research is yet to be done on the coronavirus. But the similarity with the way influenza is spread means we can apply what we know about influenza to the coronavirus.

The recommendation of 1.5 metres is not only based on our knowledge of influenza, it is also a practical distance that allows us to go about our daily lives.

Obviously it’s not a precise measurement, nor is it absolutely guaranteed to prevent spread. But that approximate distance is better than no distance.

The lack of scientific rigour behind these recommendations is borne out in the varied advice from around the world.

The UK’s National Health Service recommends people with symptoms stay at least 2 metres away from others.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends everybody should “put distance between yourself and other people”.

Finally, the World Health Organisation advises to keep at least 1 metre between you and anyone coughing and sneezing.

So you get the general idea. Don’t get close.

ursullalinda:
We need to sensitize people about the virus......so they will know the rules that apply.

Babatunde40:
The virus is dwindling already globally

ybalogs:
This is War!!!

sassysure:
Lock down major markets.
Those places are worst than schools.


But how can people eat?

This is a very serious issue.

No way out.

Ausrichie:
I swear everything just dey like say nothing dey happen.

EcoBrick:
Cut the crap. What do you mean by 'zombie'? I am just a political observer who tries to be as objective as possible. We all may have a bias in favour of or against some parties or candidates, that is human nature, but some of us are objective enough to see through Buhari's scam. If your definition of zombie is one who supports the ruling party blindly then count me out. But that definition would also apply to the opposition supporters who fail to acknowledge the faults of the party they support.

Maxymilliano:
Are you insinuating that Amaechi, the lion of ubima and the apple of Buhari's eye has no electoral value

hammerU:
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PLEASE WE LIKE ATIKU BUT DONT EVER COMPARE HIM TO DR NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA.

THEY ARE NOT ON THE SAME LEVEL.

I DONT WANT US TO START MUD SLINGING MATCH HERE.

THAT FAKE NEWS PHOTOSHOP DOES NOT STRENGTHEN YOUR CLAIM.

hammerU:
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IS ATIKU MORE QUALIFIED THAN HER?

GamalNasser:
She is a trained world Bank rubber stamp , her reign as super minister under GEJ says it all , she will not make a good president . We should be clamouring for either Aliko Dangote or Adeshina or Osinbanjo ( without Tinubu )