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omisanjo:
we like celebrating mediocrity... what is so special in video conferencing....something dat u n your friends can do wherever u may be...let's stop all dis.

When they do the same thing in the UK, USA and other advanced countries, you rush to NL, you take it to rubbish Nigeria that we are backward, but when they do the same thing in Nigeria, you call it mediocrity.

Was it mediocrity when Boris Johnson in the UK put the same thing on social media to show off?

Btw, it is not up to you to decide what we should celebrate or not celebrate, this is a wonderful thing, something we need to see more of.

Correcto:
Immediately I saw wailers, I knew you must be bais hence I stop reading. You are just a party man. Trash!!!!

Guilty conscience.

Roon9:
https://www.nairaland.com/5768490/coronavirus-nurses-enugu-protest-over

Here's your answer. Less than 200 cases and protest don start. Who's the comedian now?

What's this got to do with the topic? In fact, don't you have a state governor in Enugu abi what's my business with this?


As I said, you are a comedian.

They go around questioning, abusing and insulting other people, but this is what they have to show in their own backyard.

This is just too sad.

Agboriotejoye:
Zombie do you know the number of people killed by lassa fever this year alone?
If you attribute the low infection rate to gov's proactive actions, why don't you also accept that it's the wailers that deserve the best praise for pushing govs to take those actions. When wailers were pressing for border closure, you zombies were defending govt. When wailers were asking govt to address the nation, you zombies said no need for such. So far, these are the actions known by all to have been taken by the govt to curb the spread. So why don't you thank wailers for speaking up when you chose to lick ass

1. We are talking about CV-19, not LASSA fever, stop moving the goal post.

2. You did not push the government to do anything, the FG do what they do based on facts and credible reports tendered by government agencies, not any rant or wailing by by you and your fellow wailers.

Emotionss:
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I stand by my statements.
The weather and genetics ( Not Government) is one of the reasons we will not experience Italy and Spain predicament.

As of Ghana having more cases than Nigeria I challenge you to compire the number of test being done in Ghana and that of Nigeria.

Am waiting

Weather is not a scientifically proven fact, you are not medical doctor and you are definitely not an epidemiologist, you are just a layman talking rubbish on NL.

Study4life:
Because they are testing more people than Nigeria.
The more you test, the more confirmed cases u will get because most people that have it doesn't show any symptoms that's why WHO Emphasized on the needs for countries to test as many people as possible

Testing is good, but you don't have to test before people show symptoms and die so explain to us why people are dying and showing symptoms all over the place in Nigeria and why Nigerians (Thank God) are not storming the hospitals and dying with symptoms testing or no testing.

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Emotionss:
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And is that as a result of government intervention or because of superior genetics and favourable weather ?

Emotionss:
How many people have been tested in Ghana compire to Nigeria ?

The problem with wailers and destructive critics is that they always shift the goalposts. As such, you can never have any reasonable conversation with them.

From weather to testing..

Testing is the new goal post. The OP was right about you wailers,

Roon9:
Na lie baba! Corona is nothing to Nigerians. Mk oyibo talk wetin dey kill dem. So you seriously believe corona cases in naija is less than 1000? Wow! Just wow

Comedian.

Biodun556:
Egypt and South Africa have hot weather but they have severe case than Nigeria

Exactly my point.

Emotionss:
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And is that as a result of government intervention or because of superior genetics and favourable weather ?

They have the same hot weather in Ghana, but they also have more infections and deaths than Nigeria.

The no knowledge length you people go to disparage your own country is just too shameful.

Lavisha:
hehehe.

How dare you compare a lifeless vegetable cow with anything good?!
A president who is burdened with a failed and unpopular anti corruption war and who has lost the trust of the country simply can no longer govern.
He is destined to become as much a failure as his war.

Zooga wrote;
see Apc dumb diversionary mischief?

"How Buhari’s coronavirus campaign compares with UK’s"

It should should be

How Nigeria’s coronavirus campaign compares with UK’s.

Who is bihari compared to UK?!
Bihari should be compared with Boris Johnson.

Coronavirus UK death toll surges to 2,352 after 563 killed in last 24 hours


The UK's coronavirus death toll has surged again, rising by a record 563 in the past 24 hours to a total of 2,352.

Today's figures include people who died in hospitals, but not those who passed away in their homes without being officially diagnosed with Covid-19.

You people need to stop this hateful madness, it's getting boring.

Thank God we have a lifeless president and not Boris Johnson with 2,352 after 563 killed in last 24 hour or Trump with 4,000 deaths and 700 in last 24 hours.

Roon9:
Lols! I see what you doing there. Well they can have the right shar

I just gave you the obvious realities that you don't see and don't want to see.

You think it's by luck or accident that you are not sick, not infected or dead, no, it's because hardworking men and women, doctors, nurses, NCDC, LASG and other patriotic Nigerians are fighting the virus and taking the bullets on you and your family's your behalf.

Be grateful instead of being hateful.

Coronavirus UK death toll surges to 2,352 after 563 killed in last 24 hours


The UK's coronavirus death toll has surged again, rising by a record 563 in the past 24 hours to a total of 2,352.

Today's figures include people who died in hospitals, but not those who passed away in their homes without being officially diagnosed with Covid-19.

I have nothing but thanks and admiration for Nigeria and the FG of Nigeria.

Roon9:
Please just shut up! We are protected by God himself. This government has been but irresponsible and silly in the way they handling this pandemic. A lot of us Nigerians the virus has died in our body. Two weeks ago I was at Opay's office at Ikeja. A particular Chinese dude was just coughing up and down without face mask

But you and your family are still not infected, not sick or dead? The government is obviously doing something right by protecting you, your family and the rest of Nigeria.

Be grateful instead of being hateful.

thegloor:
Why did you stylishly avoid the number of tests carried out?

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We won't need all the testing if you keep doing the above, it's better than testing #Takeresponsibility.

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SmartyPants:
I say continue.

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Instead of lying all over the place and peddling false and bogus info because you hate Nigeria, this is what we want you to peddle if you really care about Nigeria.

#Takeresponsibility.

SmartyPants:
Continue my son.

I'm not your son, God forbid.

SmartyPants:
I know you think you are doing me. You are doing yourself o.

I know you think you are doing Nigeria with your lies and hatred, but you are doing yourself.

Nigerian government is the reason why you and your family are not infected, sick or dead already.

Tomjazzy2:
Good to read the points you raised. Now, I'll can only attempt to, based on those raised alone, make you understand how we've only been fooling ourselves.



Your first point was on how body temperature was being checked at the airports, before our first recorded case.

Please, kindly school me on how effective temperature check is, in detecting a possible corona virus carrier. While you're at it, kindly explain again how the index case got through the check at the airport.

What's the incubation period of this virus?

As an alternative to the temperature check, wouldn't it have been wise if we had subjected those coming from other countries, especially from the flash points, to some sort of self isolation and monitoring, as it's the current practice?



On your second point, you'll have to understand that we can not ignore the fact that the more test we carry out, the higher the confirmed cased could rise (God forbid). The more confirmed cases we record, the more it will stretch our ill-equiped isolation units and medical centers. The more pressure we put on the system, the higher the likelihood of having more casualties (again, God forbid).

It's well known that the best way to beat this is by carrying out massive testing of residents. How many testing centers do we have in the country currently? What's the cost of setting up one? Why couldn't we set up as many as possible before our index case? Proactive?


The last point you raised, again, slow testing facilities, like I pointed out above, could be responsible for it. Otherwise, why the steady increase in numbers of confirmed case?


Lastly, I can only appeal to everyone that irrespective of our partisan interests, we should all rise up and speak up so as to make the people in authority to realize why government was created in the first place. Let's stop celebrating mediocrity.

An Italian contractor who flew into Nigeria from Milan became sub-Saharan Africa’s first confirmed coronavirus patient on Friday, stoking concern that an outbreak on the continent could overwhelm already strained health care systems.

The patient, a young man, had no symptoms when he landed this week in Lagos, traveled 60 miles north to the cement factory where he works and developed a fever there, a Nigerian health commissioner said to reporters.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/28/world/africa/nigeria-coronavirus.html

For any fever or any negative temp reading to be detected, you fist have to be symptomatic, the Italian man was had no symptoms.

SmartyPants:
I know you are inflamed with passion. But common sense tells us that Taiwan is a next door neighbor to China, and compared to their potential level of exposure, they have done brilliantly.

Now, even at that, they still had cases. Logically that should tell you that the situation is so grave out there that even with proactive measures countries cannot completely prevent it.

So what about those who refuse to be proactive at all like Nigeria?

I invite you to the table of reason sir. Have your seat like a gentleman.

The problem with wailers and destructive critics is that they always shift the goalposts. As such, you can never have any reasonable conversation with them.

The new goal post. The OP was right about you wailers, you say one thing and after getting corners with facts, you run around the corner and co,me up with another rubbish.

Your come back story doesn't alter the stats and realities, this is the problem with you wailers, you don't know anything and you won't read or do basic research, you just wail and wail needlessly.

BTW, you can not tell us how grave the situation is because we know and we've been dealing with it successfully since day one, our first case was successfully isolated, quarantined, treated and discharged.

Your negative spirit doesn't align facts and realities on the ground, just find something else to wail and lose sleep over.

SmartyPants:
@ the bolded you can't be serious. so you mean the people carrying it around are deliberately doing it? Let's be fair to ourselves.

I dont think we need another country to be an example. Is there anything wrong with Nigeria being the example?

If you must have an example, take Taiwan. Despite being in the epicenter of the crisis, Taiwan is going about it's business while we in Africa are locked down. What did they do? Aggressive travel control measures within the first 5 weeks while other countries were spectating.

23 million has about 300 cases and 3 deaths

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-taiwan-death/taiwan-reports-third-coronavirus-death-total-cases-near-300-idUSKBN21H00P

Nigeria: 200 Million, 159 cases, 9 discharged, 2 deaths.

Going by states and population, we are doing better than Taiwan and a lot of countries around the world.

To have 200 million people and still have one of the lowest cases and death ratio in the world while countries with less than 30 million people are struggling with higher numbers is something to be cautiously happy about.

We are actually doing better than Taiwan and regardless of the measures they are nor not taking today, you have no clue about what measures tomorrow will bring.

Before commenting and before you compare us with other countries, do basic research.

Ayoefa:
Dumb mofo,

When did the US started doing ANYTHING about coronavirus? Definitely not before Nigeria. I came to Nigeria at the end of February and there was NOTHING in terms of preparation and precautions at the US airports when was leaving. Nigerian on the other hand were already screening passengers coming in to the country.
Your dumb ass animal must have inherited your stupidity from your father's DNA.
Omo ale ni awon Baba n la Baba e.
STFU and get lost. Done responding to a complete douch bag like you that is devoid of any intelligence.

Corona Virus: FAAN deploys thermal scanners at airports ON JANUARY 22, 20201:44 PM

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/01/corona-virus-faan-deploys-thermal-scanners-at-airports/

You are right...Nigeria started screening way back in January, this was feb 4th.

semuni:
Are you only comparing your self with UK and US, what of countries like North Korea that had only one case and it ended in that one case up till today, are you not aware of that. O boy open your eye don't be deluded by self judgment. Once you have an open-minded the truth WL come to you, this is not a time to start playing with people's life doing the first thing last.

Why are you even talking about North Korea, a repressive and totalitarian government that manufacture it's own news?

The kind of hatred you people have for Nigeria is used to be disheartening, now it's just comedic.

Excuzeme:
His knowledge of what is going on is so mundane and his writeup is more of a politcal propaganda, devoid of facts.
Imagine, asking which coutry has quarrantine returnee-citizens!

Nigeria is just beginning to climb its own "Mountain of infection", statistically speaking, other countries that are nearing or have "peaked", are evacuating their citizens out of Nigeria, (US, UK, Europe, etc) because they know that in about two weeks from now, Nigeria will be experiencing its own "peak of wahala" (God help us), judging by the rising numver of people testing positives and number of runaway contacts......and they dont want their citizens to be in the midst of such pandemic, in the Nigerian space where paid agents come online to write article about what the Govt wants to hear.

Going by stats and timeline, we have successfully peaked without crisis or devastation because we were prepared, because when Trump was playing gulf, calling the virus a hoax and calling the people talking about the virus instead of testing people and and pouting measures place to fight the virus, Nigeria was testing, successfully treating and discharging infected people.

The fact that we still have 2 deaths and less than 200 infections mean we did something right and we are still doing great.

The calamity you people are hoping and praying for did not happen and still won't happen.

geunik:
Compare us with countries without a single case

The problem with wailers and destructive critics is that they always shift the goalposts. As such, you can never have any reasonable conversation with them.

The new goal post. The OP was right about you wailers,

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SmartyPants:
My good man, is it not tenable that:

1. The crisis came to Nigeria later than the countries you mention in the west. Therefore, those countries having provided an example cannot be compared with Nigeria whom should have learned by the aforementioned example?

3. That like for like comparisons are not possible because one, those countries have a far higher inflow of traffic from affected spots; and second, because Nigerias testing capacity is far, far lower than that of other countries...so we may be thinking the crisis is lower here than it actually is. US made this error as well.

4. That there is an obvious cycle where the initial wave of cases seems manageable and then balloons.

Having said all this, I conclude by arguing, without making any comparison that Buhari mismanaged this situation by:

1. Leaving the borders open until a critical mass had become infected

2. Failing to beef up the NCDC capacity despite having showed initial foresight.

3. Failing to address the nation in a timely manner, leading to states having to take the lead

4. Failing to provide critical food supplies for the poor in areas under federal lock down.

Now all of this is underscored by this simple fact: Nigeria does not have the resources other nations have to effectively tackled this crisis. Therefore we ought to have taken extra care. All Mr. President had to do was to close the borders early enough.

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Typical wailer rubbish. No sense of facts, no knowledge, just hateful rubbish.

NaijaRoyalty:
Rubbish

The number of infected people are much more higher than what the useless government declared .

Over 10,000 people are already infected in Lagos alone .. All thanks to Buhari refusal to close the borders on time .

The FG and the hard working men and women of NCDC, Lagos state and brave first responders fighting to keep the virus away from you are the reasons why you and your family are not infected, not sick or dead.

Thank God, the 10,000 infected people exists only in your evil dream and imagination.

The problem with wailers and destructive critics is that they always shift the goalposts. As such, you can never have any reasonable conversation with them.

Why do you think they say countries where they have over 100,000 infections and thousands of deaths are handling C-19 better than Nigeria?

Because all they care about is negative and negative news, they are mad and upset because all they want to see is calamity and devastation, but God willing, they won't see any of that in Nigeria.

It is just sad that people like Soyinka, a very well educated and exposed man suddenly turned ignorant and illiterate just because he joined the criticize government by any means necessary group.

How hard is it to read and understand a valid and straight forward law and government order.?

Glory2DLamb:
This is one of those lies stupid idiots have been using to manipulate others. Is it not this stupid maxim that is being used to tax Nigerians senselessly?

What has all the cries and laments done to the government to consider alleviating the sufferings of the masses? Is it not the government that is looking for more ways of inflicting pains on the hapless masses while they use instruments of government to loot our commonwealth?

All this because a little kid did what you don't have the guts and financial capacity to do?

blowjohn:
He is right.
Na all scam.
Her family no see beggar to give?
Nonsense

It is not up to you wailers and complainers to dictate who to donate to, it is their money and they are free to do whatever they want with their money and the last time I checked, they are not dictating to you what to do with your money.

You don't give your money to the government and you don't give to beggars so you have no moral authority to tell people what to do with their money.