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Re: COVID-19 Testing In South Africa & Other African Countries by DAYOODS(m): 2:28am On Apr 13, 2020 |
Seun: Seun, adding the source of this statistics would be helpful. |
Re: COVID-19 Testing In South Africa & Other African Countries by mysteryman2014: 2:31am On Apr 13, 2020 |
EmekaBlue: That has always been my thought. The test is too invasive. 1 Like |
Re: COVID-19 Testing In South Africa & Other African Countries by mysteryman2014: 2:36am On Apr 13, 2020 |
Farmdog: African proverb, the cow without a tail na God dey help am chase flies. |
Re: COVID-19 Testing In South Africa & Other African Countries by nitrogen(m): 2:45am On Apr 13, 2020 |
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Re: COVID-19 Testing In South Africa & Other African Countries by Guk: 2:51am On Apr 13, 2020 |
ThierryJay: To be honest with you, i dont know why people are so fixated with this Covid-19 testing? Must we follow the joneses blindly? Nigeria is among the capital of infectious diseases world wide with such, as Chickenpox; Yellow Fever; Lassa Fever; TB and in the earlier decades; Measles; Small pox etc. Please tell me which one, we ever carried out virology tests for The standard is that you feel ill, you then present yourself to a clinic or hospital; they 1st test & treat you for malaria. If symptoms persist, they then test for other things like typhoid & when tired of your case, refer you to General hospital or Teaching hospital depending on your proximity. By this time, you have drank so many different medicine that you end up not knowing the one that cured you. In all of this, the nurses and Doctors attended to you without gloves; facemask or PPE but they end up not contracting any disease. If you know any other process different from the above, you can then see why our health system does not feel they should spend so much testing. Fall ill first & they shall take it up from there 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: COVID-19 Testing In South Africa & Other African Countries by jaxxy(m): 2:54am On Apr 13, 2020 |
babytoun: Based on our level of exposure to the virus in a way i'm happy we haven't done so many test. With all the news we hear about contaminated probes or test kits and many other stories I'm definitely not in a hurry to do no test. If we ask how many nairalander wud like to do test I'm sure only very few will especially since they dont feel sick or show symptoms to raise concerns. I also think tests causes panic and fear and that's brings with it different sets of issues. I wud like America to analyse how this virus spread so fast over there to the point people felt it had probably been there even b4 China bt was thought to be normal flu. This started only we people started getting tested and people suddenly started getting hospitalised as more test were being done and then dying. I'm trying to play out the scenariosin my head and it seems too strange unless u can see the clear lapses which led to a massive spread from an index case or even multiple index cases. I can even understand or read the Italy situation better than America even though it was a fast spread also. |
Re: COVID-19 Testing In South Africa & Other African Countries by MoIbrahim: 2:59am On Apr 13, 2020 |
Captainrambo2: I voted sai baba, I made my choice he has not impressed me, and I am not idiot. Maybe you are the idiot. 3 Likes |
Re: COVID-19 Testing In South Africa & Other African Countries by joeluv: 2:59am On Apr 13, 2020 |
America’s cases came from Europe. The strains found in most parts of America are same with Europe. Mind you, millions of Americans and Europeans travel back and forth these two continents each day. Thus, very difficult to stop a spread without a travel ban. jaxxy: 1 Like |
Re: COVID-19 Testing In South Africa & Other African Countries by sidonlook: 3:02am On Apr 13, 2020 |
Amya: Let us agree that contact with the infected person were about 5 thousand. With our testing capacity of 350 test per day, if the government is really going after the contacts and getting them, the situation will be controlled. My only fear is the mistake the government made for not locking down the entire country for 2 weeks. Concentrating on Lagos, Ogun and FCT alone was myopic. By the time the lockdown is lifted in these states, escapees and cross border infections would have matured to get noticed in other states. I wonder what the government will do to avoid infestation crossing back to Lagos, Ogun and the FCT. Will the government keep these states under perpetual lockdown ? |
Re: COVID-19 Testing In South Africa & Other African Countries by jaxxy(m): 3:07am On Apr 13, 2020 |
joeluv: Ok that's the connection and most European countries didn't detect their cases untime to alert the Us except for Italy that had a sudden spike and I think were the ones who spread the virus to other parts of Europe. |
Re: COVID-19 Testing In South Africa & Other African Countries by Kampack: 3:08am On Apr 13, 2020 |
Dishonest figures coming from NCDC, Nigeria |
Re: COVID-19 Testing In South Africa & Other African Countries by tuzle(m): 3:09am On Apr 13, 2020 |
When I tell people I prefer being in USA during this pandemic than in Nigeria, they think I am joking. |
Re: COVID-19 Testing In South Africa & Other African Countries by sayisayi(m): 3:10am On Apr 13, 2020 |
babytoun: Please don't compare us with Chad or Niger. We know our level. Na Malawi and Marshall Islands we dey. 2 Likes |
Re: COVID-19 Testing In South Africa & Other African Countries by nikdam: 3:14am On Apr 13, 2020 |
mysteryman2014:WORLDOMETERS.INFO |
Re: COVID-19 Testing In South Africa & Other African Countries by joeluv: 3:14am On Apr 13, 2020 |
Exactly. It was when Italy started exploding US realized they were dammed. Europeans where not serious, they did not take the virus as a serious threat. A mistake that has cost them a lot. Italy spread it to other parts of Europe, and the whole Europe carried it to USA ☹️ jaxxy: 3 Likes |
Re: COVID-19 Testing In South Africa & Other African Countries by mynextLevel: 3:17am On Apr 13, 2020 |
Just as they don't want to end Boko Haram because of the cashing out, so also they don't want to end corona-virus so as to elongate the cash out. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: COVID-19 Testing In South Africa & Other African Countries by abdullkabar(m): 3:25am On Apr 13, 2020 |
Seun:Its actually worrisome. Because by now, every state should be carrying out mass testing. This will not only aid in quick eradication of the infection, because I am sure some people will be carrying the disease undetected and spreading it. It will also aid in fast tracking infected people and getting rid of the infection. But also, if they can really pull off the tracking of people that have come in contact with infected patients (which will not be 100% efficient), they might just be lucky. The later is a very risky method(for a country with porous borders). God help us This one wey seun dey analyse the matter painstakingly so 2 Likes |
Re: COVID-19 Testing In South Africa & Other African Countries by jaxxy(m): 3:25am On Apr 13, 2020 |
joeluv: Thanks for the insight. Cleared my slight confusion. I believe they will both get past this. God willing 1 Like |
Re: COVID-19 Testing In South Africa & Other African Countries by xpool(m): 3:26am On Apr 13, 2020 |
Seun: Buhari and his cabinet are not fit to rule a Local government a rear, |
Re: COVID-19 Testing In South Africa & Other African Countries by TheGoodJoe(m): 3:27am On Apr 13, 2020 |
babytoun: The incompetence of the Minister of health and NCDC boss is obvious. In sane societies these men would never have gotten close to the job and by now fired. Lockdown means nothing without testing, isolating and treating infected ones. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: COVID-19 Testing In South Africa & Other African Countries by NwaliE01: 3:37am On Apr 13, 2020 |
Hope the 5,000 people that were claimed to have been tested do not include one Governor that was tested 8 times. I don't even believe the over bloated number of tested individuals in Nigeria. Nigeria recently is always among the worst in everything. |
Re: COVID-19 Testing In South Africa & Other African Countries by Jabioro: 3:49am On Apr 13, 2020 |
We have no country.. whatever they this entity is a course to manage the ruse.. |
Re: COVID-19 Testing In South Africa & Other African Countries by Karmaisme(m): 3:50am On Apr 13, 2020 |
DZTech: Nothing is coming by HIS grace. Prophet of doom. |
Re: COVID-19 Testing In South Africa & Other African Countries by Oluwadare316(m): 3:50am On Apr 13, 2020 |
iwriterng:i don't think ncdc are really serious |
Re: COVID-19 Testing In South Africa & Other African Countries by Chicastle: 3:56am On Apr 13, 2020 |
Ohh I see... so it's population that even make them call it giant of Africa not activities , or amenities nor economy. I knew it Naija I hail una oo 1 Like |
Re: COVID-19 Testing In South Africa & Other African Countries by belovedaja(m): 4:05am On Apr 13, 2020 |
You have a point, at least to improve quality of life, not necessarily because of ego or hate, but improve governance Jack500: |
Re: COVID-19 Testing In South Africa & Other African Countries by ZUBY77(m): 4:09am On Apr 13, 2020 |
babytoun: Nothing good comes from the north. |
Re: COVID-19 Testing In South Africa & Other African Countries by Segmatin(m): 4:25am On Apr 13, 2020 |
babytoun: |
Re: COVID-19 Testing In South Africa & Other African Countries by Nobody: 4:26am On Apr 13, 2020 |
9jayes: Bohari led administration is the most corrupt in nigerian history the only difference is that press don't write about it. Partly because of DSS and partly because the society is cursed. |
Re: COVID-19 Testing In South Africa & Other African Countries by Nobody: 4:30am On Apr 13, 2020 |
TheGoodJoe: Some beer parlour gossip say the minister of health read account, don't know how correct that claim is. |
Re: COVID-19 Testing In South Africa & Other African Countries by ollypass: 4:30am On Apr 13, 2020 |
ThierryJay: You get oil for head |
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