₦airaland Forum

zikter:
Please how are they making more money during the lock down? Can you throw more light? For a state like Lagos, the amount of money they make in a day as IGR when the state is at full function is far more than what they can get during lockdown. So I don't understand your point of more money

. U are generalizing it. He didn't Lagos state but individuals like d governor, commissioner for health, some health workers, ncdc staff in Lagos etc.

oluwasegun007:
Let us be guided.... If you guys lockdown again, I don't want to imagine what my management would do

. Same with me bro, some of us escaped be lay off after d first lockdown though with half salary. Now, dey still have d mind talking about lockdown whether selected or not. Dey should just kill us because nobody will borrow or dash me money for house rent, NEPA bill, lawma, security and other bills in Lagos state except my salary by working.

h2selectronics:
Unicef warns lockdown could kill more than Covid-19 as model predicts 1.2 million child deaths

'Indiscriminate lockdowns' are an ineffective way to control Covid and could contribute to a 45 per cent rise in child mortality'

The risk of children dying from malaria, pneumonia or diarrhoea in developing countries is spiralling due to the pandemic and “far outweighs any threat presented by the coronavirus”, Unicef has warned. 

In an exclusive interview Dr Stefan Peterson, chief of health at Unicef, cautioned that the blanket lockdowns imposed in many low and middle income are not an effective way to control Covid-19 and could have deadly repercussions. 

“Indiscriminate lockdown measures do not have an optimal effect on the virus,” he told The Telegraph. “If you’re asking families to stay at home in one room in a slum, without food or water, that won’t limit virus transmission.

“I’m concerned that lockdown measures have been copied between countries for lack of knowing what to do, rarely with any contextualisation for the local situation,” he said.

“One size fits no one. The objective is to slow the virus, not to lockdown people. “We need to lift our eyes and look at the total picture of public health.”

According to a stark report published in Lancet Global Health journal on Wednesday, almost 1.2 million children could die in the next six months due to the disruption to health services and food supplies caused by the coronavirus pandemic. 

The modelling, by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Unicef, found that child mortality rates could rise by as much as 45 per cent due to coronavirus-related disruptions, while maternal deaths could increase by almost 39 per cent. 

Dr Peterson said these figures were in part a reflection of stringent restrictions in much of the world that prevent people leaving their homes without documentation, preventing them from accessing essential health care services. 

In some countries the public are also avoiding hospitals and health centres for fear of picking up Covid-19, while services have also been diverted to focus on the pandemic. Vaccination campaigns against diseases including measles have also been disrupted - at least 117 million children worldwide are likely to miss out on routine immunisations this year. 

Dr Peterson warned that these trends have resulted in a reduction in the “effective utilisation of services” - a shift which, in some places, could be more dangerous than the virus itself.  And lockdowns have a heavy economic toll, which could trigger a rise in poverty and malnutrition.

The research looks at the consequences of disruption in 118 low and middle income countries, based on three scenarios. Even in the most optimistic case, where access to health services dropped by 15 per cent and child wasting rose by 10 per cent, an additional 253,500 children and 12,200 mothers died. 

But a worst-case scenario, where services are reduced by 45 per cent and the proportion of children who are wasting grows by 50 per cent, could result in 1.16 million additional child fatalities and 57,000 maternal deaths in just six months. 

The modelling projected that India would see both the largest number of additional deaths in children under five and maternal mortality, followed by Nigeria. Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Indonesia are also likely to be hit hard.

Such a situation has some precedent - research has shown that in 2014, during the Ebola outbreak in west Africa, more people died from indirect effects than the disease itself. But the scale of the pandemic means the consequences will be far greater. 

“Ever since we started counting child deaths and maternal mortality, those numbers have been going down and down and down,” said Dr Peterson. “And actually these times are unprecedented becausewe’re very likely to be looking at a scenario where figures are going up.

“That’s not from Covid - Covid is not a children's disease. Yes there are rare instances and we see them publicised across the media. But pneumonia, diarrhoea, measles, death in childbirth, these are the reasons we will see deaths rise,” he said. “These threats far outweighs any threat presented by the coronavirus in low and middle income countries.”

Dr Peterson urged countries not to impose draconian lockdowns, but to focus on identifying hotspots so that regional restrictions less damaging for public health can be introduced. 

He said he was concerned that the current battle against Covid-19 was turning into a “child’s rights crisis” and robbing a generation of their health, education and economic prospects.  

Launching the ‘Save Generation Covid’ campaign, Unicef’s largest appeal in its 73 year history, Sacha Deshmukh, executive director of Unicef UK, added: “This pandemic is having far-reaching consequences for all of us, but it is undoubtedly the biggest and most urgent global crisis children have faced since World War Two.

“We cannot allow almost a decade of progress on ending preventable child deaths to become undone on our watch.”

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/unicef-warns-lockdown-could-kill-covid-19-model-predicts-12/

. Governor wike of rivers state should read this write and tell me one reason why I should called educated man not to talk of calling him a lawyer.

No, let them keep locking down.
Ignorance.
Some lazy tins here kept supporting this injustice and inhuman policy of lockdown without thinking with their brain.
Lockdown till December 31st 2025 it wouldn't stop the virus from spreading.

FlordFlorez:
Lagos always higher. I have never and would never join those that dont believe the existense of corona virus disease but i think the figures are concocted. I mean how will one explain the science behind kaduna having 20 cases yesterday and today just 4. Maybe tomorrow we will hear 34.

. And no cases from Kano for 2 -3 days now. Nobody is doubting it including myself but some of us are just confused because we watched CNN, BBC, and other foreign media, we see pictures, videos of those in isolation centers but here in Nigeria? We see those protesting, those partying, drinking, smoking and even having sex in isolation centers .

Slimfeez:
..... If you like, keep doing hmmm, I have nothing to collect from you, if you want to know my identity... Initiate a video call, and I will present my identity. This is all about investment, and the company have been in operation since 2017. Because you can tag something a scam or have a doubtful mindset, why ain't you do your background check. You are doing this on your own, the only thing I can just share is the referral link which you will be getting 7% upon referring people to the website.

. Carry your fraudulent activities comot for here.

aameyah:
Ok o. I hope you don’t learn the hard way. If I had any cashing out, you think I’d be here? Lol.

. Me learn hard way? What does this statement of urs means? Or coronavirus now a death sentence.
How I wish I can tell u something about this virus.
Pls note coronavirus is real but it doesn't worth the attention u guys are given it not to talk of shutting down Nigeria economy because of it.

Benwallt:
Bro I like it o. I don taya for house

. Ok

Benwallt:
Bro I like it o. I don taya for house

. Lol
But I guess u are not in Lagos.

Benwallt:
It seems to me that the number of COVID patients discharged so far is more than the numbers of confirmed patients. What is going on?

. U don't want or like it that way?
Pls I pray everything to normalize as soon as possible.

Thank God for their recovery.
Hope those who have recovered from this corona virus wouldn't be infected again?

aameyah:
It is affecting Nigerians! It is not a foreign disease.

. 51 persons had die of Lassa fever in bauchi state between January till date. Only covid419 u guys know because u guys are cashing out.

aameyah:
So the hundreds dying in the northern part of the country fell from the skies? And those who were in the coffins that filled up Italy? And the refrigerated trucks used as makeshift morgues in the US? The sudden death spike since February is all a scam? Well done sir.

. For northern massive death, this is not the first time it happened over there.
It always like that almost every year.
For Italy? Stop using that as case studied pls, Ebola killed a lot Africans including Nigeria between 2014 to 2015, how many Italians or US did Ebola killed? Nigeria version of covid19 get k-Leg. Shine ur eye.

aameyah:
The stupid AIT man should be imprisoned. After surviving, he is speaking carelessly making others to fall victim. How many times will it be said that people react to COVID in different ways?

. Abi oo my dear He want to spoil business for some u guys benefiting from covid19. But what gain to the detriment of ur country men businesses, jobs and even health as only disease available now is covid419

For over 2 months now no PTF members have gotten infected by coronavirus. Dey move around, places.

Jimmyubah2:
U dey mind?
In the state where I live, come and see for yourself you will know that these people are lying and are using corona virus to cash out.
Now some states have resumed religious activities. Market is always crowded.
Health Minister told us he does not know the whereabouts of the Chinese doctors, Minister of Humanitarian affairs stealing money all in the name of feeding school children at home. Who is deceiving who?

. Bro we are reasoning same way nah. For me coronavirus might be real but locking us down because u want to fight covid19 I said is never a good idea. Am against lockdown.

Let's see how long he will continue with this lockdown. He will destroy his state economically and achieve nothing. I mean absolutely nothing with this lockdown.

Oladele99:
It is quite unfortunate some persons are making disgusting and derogatory statements on someone who lost his life due to the raging Pandemic. Who knows the next person? Some are even laughing. pls let's be careful you wouldn't know how painful it is to loose someone dear to you until you experience it.

. See I felt for her that's if this video is real oo
But I can tell u that this video can also be made up. Who recorded her? And who released the video. If she did it herself what does she stand to gain.

KaptainAfrika:
You are doing well. Keep it up.

. Thank you.

Moz22:
with a 99percent mortality rate? U don't know what u are saying

. What's 99% mortality rate? Ur ignorance have no comparison.

Jimmyubah2:
Go siddon jur lie lie people. Una carry covid-19 dey make money for naija. Awon cash out people.

. He is calling u ignorance abi. More than 4 months now are still using public bus going places we never die. So, who is ignorance now because according to their fake prediction, by now 60% to 80% Nigeria would have infected and death every street.

KaptainAfrika:
Go and catch Corona Virus...
Nobody is forcing you to stay safe.

. Lol
I can't catch what I didn't believe on.

KaptainAfrika:
"Nobody has die" because they have not announced it. Was it not too long ago, Akwa Ibom "redeployed" someone for refusing to reduce the numbers of cases? was it not just a while ago that the Abia state governor said covid-19 cant come to his state because his state's name is found in the bible. You think announcing deaths, would make Government look good? LOL.

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. Go and sleep.
Sit at home nobody is forcing u to go out

WaffenSS:
They'll gather to pray against the virus

The prayer won't work

They'll end up being infected

Then they'll pray more to be healed

Some will naturally recover and think their prayers worked

Stupidity sometimes loops around

. Anambra and delta states have open up everything and everywhere for over 2 weeks now nobody has die.

Where is Rooney?
Paul scholes?

mvem:
Do you know statistics have shown that more people will die from Diabetes, HIV,Malaria etc in Africa because of the lockdown and diversion of attention by covid. Do you know many people with other illnesses don't normally go to hospitals anymore because most teaching hospitals don't attend to patients like that and private hospitals are close. Do you know the indirect effect that has?...A report yesterday says Malaria which kills more than 400,000 every year might quadruple in Africa because of indirect cause of the lockdown and distraction of corona. Also this is same for HIV which kills more than 400,000 last year in Africa. Mind you TB kills 1.5 million every year world wide, check other stats from other ailments...

And Yes HIV is viral, flu which kills more than 600, 000 worldwide every year is viral, etc. These are viral infections. Check the numbers and you will ask aren't we over panicking. All what I claimed can be checked and validated online if you care.

My point is millions are dying and are still dying from several things. Check what these other ailments and viral infections have killed within this 5 month period and what covid has killed...and the fear is because of the exaggerated panic from covid more will die from other unrelated ailments due to the indirect cause of the panic like lockdown and inaccessibility of drugs and health centres unlike before

. My guy stop educating them. They claimed to know more any other person.

GavelSlam:
Until you or your loved ones are exposed to it many of your kind would continue to minimize its danger.

. 5 months now u have been saying this.

Jeromejnr:
Continue your hustle O. No worry, fresh lockdown is coming.

. Mark my word here, it can't happen again.

Look at the way they are promoting covid19 because of unverified video .

Jeromejnr:
But you would want to render services to others right, both at home and those who choose to go out. And those who choose to go out because of your negligence will now come back to our homes.

. Oga nobody forced u and ur family to go out nah
Stay in ur house why we go out to hustle

pokipoki:
You must be very stupid to say such. Not everyone with underline health issues pass on with covid-19. People without underline issues even babies die because of covid-19. Get your facts straight.

. First time of hearing this. Hmm
U are more than NCDC and WHO

Exc2000:
Lets be honest the people calling this thing scam are fools and are just scared.. infact some call it scam because they desperately wish it wasn't true

but reality is the virus is real and we must keep safe first before any other thing

. Calling people knowledgeable than u fool? Where is ur sense?