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When you wear a surgical mask, please use the nose pin to shape it snugly around your nose. If you do this properly, (1) the mask will move in and out as you breath, and (2) your glasses will not be fogged by the water vapor in your breath when worn with the mask.

Failure to do shape the nose pin properly allows air and the germs in the air to bypass the filtering material of the face-mask, which endangers you and the people around you. This is a big mistake that a lot of people are making. Please don’t be one of those people!

knowhowk:
You have stated the Facts.Quite Unfortunate many people now are almost getting tired of wearing face- masks and distancing ,You need to come to one Particular market today in SANGO OTA. OJA OTA and see how people move,relate freely without face- masks ,No Distancing .So is the same in other Gatherings.

The Ogun State government has done next to nothing to enforce physical distancing and face mask usage in Sango Ota. The only people enforcing it are large stores, schools, and a few banks.

However, I’m only a little bit worried about people getting infected at Oja Ota because it’s an open area and the weather is quite sunny lately. Based on contact tracing, super-spreading is way more likely to occur indoors. The wind, and the sun’s intense heat and UV radiation are detrimental to the spread of the virus outdoors, but we need to wear masks to be truly safe.

Kudos to this man for working very hard, but based on what has happened in other countries, with churches, schools, and some other high risk establishments reopened, the situation can go from great to terrible within a few days.

donnie:
Yh, only until after majority receive the vaccine.

People won't have to receive one of the vaccines but those who aren't immunized may have to continue wearing face-masks and distancing.

Bucky312:
What is the COViD outlook now? Any hope of its near end.

Bill Gates thinks that for rich countries, things will be back to normal by the end of 2021. He expects poor countries to suffer a while longer.

knowhowk:
where are our medical doctors oooo there are many questions that need answers .Can you have Covid symptoms for 8 months ?

Yes, but it’s best to confirm your status with a test because other diseases can cause COVID-like symptoms. The viral infection could be followed by a bacterial infection of your lungs.

SlyIg:
What I know is that many have been down with corona virus even without knowing and have recovered on their own.

If all the people that have been infected with this virus should be admitted, there'll be no space for everyone.
Could my thought be right?

In states like Lagos and Abuja, yes, but without an antibody test, you can’t be sure that you are one of those people. You might stop taking precautions thinking you already got it only to end up getting it for real and spreading it to other people.

How unfortunate. He comes across as the most serious government official in the fight against this virus.

There are many other terrible things in that law.

MsAllison:
since morning my younger sister has been trying to get herself a moniker but cannot recieve verification.
he has tried both Gmail, yahoo mail and outlook nothing.

Please kindly fix this issue

thanks

Ask her to try again

gnss:
Can one have Covid symptoms for 6 months ? Symptoms cough,Goes and come , Dizziness goes and come back ,chest pains Sometimes vanishes completely and comes back ...Fever goes away and no feelings of fever anymore but gets back ...this Virus is really a New Virus which I believe is still under study ...Your input and Comments Please .

People all over the world have reported this. To answer your question:

Akiko Iwasaki, an immunologist at Yale, offers three possibilities. Long-haulers might still harbor infectious virus in some reservoir organ, which is missed by tests that use nasal swabs. Or persistent fragments of viral genes, though not infectious, may still be triggering a violent immune overreaction, as if “you’re reacting to a ghost of a virus,” Iwasaki says. More likely, the virus is gone but the immune system, having been provoked by it, is stuck in a lingering overactive state.

Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/06/covid-19-coronavirus-longterm-symptoms-months/612679/

AIT1:
Can Covid19 be totally eradicated or we will just learn to live with it?

It could be totally eradicated if all the countries in the world worked together to eradicate it within their borders at the same time. That level of global cooperation, coordination and competence is inconceivable to me.

mzhazel:
Some weeks ago, a family friend who is a doctor in Ghana ... took the test and his results came back positive about a week later. All the while, he had been living in our house with no physical distancing or quarantine of any sort ... One week passed, two weeks, nothing. We were all healthy, no symptoms whatsoever. It got to a point that he stopped wearing face masks in the house and just mingled freely with everyone.... It was a very confusing experience for me, so confusing that up till now I don't understand if he really had the virus

I feel that your family friend, as a doctor and a responsible person, during a pandemic, must have distanced himself a little bit while waiting for the test results, and that may have been sufficient to limit the spread during that period. Also, some of you may have been infected but asymptomatic. I don’t find the story to be strange at all.

Juliusmomoh:
They talk say covic-19 never get cure
... But some people de talk say their own covic-19 don finish .... How dat one take happen .

Your immune system fights the virus. In most cases (80%), all you need is good nutrition and rest. But it can also kill you if you are unlucky.

wenig72904:
why are the elites and the governors getting exposed and infected while commoners like us that go to the market and mix up with the crowd are not infected? hopefully the scamdemic doesn't exist

Our hot weather drives the rich into their air-conditioned cars, offices and malls where the disease spreads very quickly. Whereas, on our streets and open markets, the heat and ultraviolet radiation of the sun deactivates virus particles on the air, and the wind carries them away, providing some protection to the common man. When the poor are indoors, they open their doors and windows, which helps to disperse virus particles. The sun that poor people are exposed to produces Vitamin D in their bodies. Vitamin D deficiency is correlated with severe COVID symptoms. There’s also the travel connection others have discussed.

CodeTemplar:
How does corona affect fat or obese people?

Terribly. We are 'more likely to die or require hospitalization'

Hello,

If you have random questions about COVID-19 or the Coronavirus, please post them here to be answered by our resident doctors, scientists and web researchers.

This should be fun and helpful.

Lovexme:
Already used to not going to Church.

I’ve often wondered how church attendance would be affected by this lockdown on the long run. Pre-Corona, lots of people had attended church every Sunday since they were kids. After being forced to break that habit many of them will not go back to it. It’s very nice to rest at home on Sundays.

[s]This reopening is a bit of a joke since services are limited to 50 people, but I think this requirement makes the services potentially safe if they keep records of the people that attended each service and follow other precautions faithfully. It might not be a complete disaster.[/s] Apparently the story was misleading. Churches will open at 50% capacity. That is a terrible idea.

Lovely. Looking forward to test kit and reagent factories, as well as vaccine factories.

Afam4eva:
What's the proper name of the dog we call Ekuke/Nkita aka Local Dog

Many countries all over the world have “pariah dogs” that scavenge on human scraps and garbage. They are usually small and very independent, with short, light brown coats. They are not a breed, but breeds have been created out of the more unique specimens, such as the Basenji, Canaan Dog, Carolina Dog, New Guinea Singing Dog, INDog, etc. The Nigerian Ekuke is not a breed but perhaps we can create a useful breed out of the ones used by hunters.

why don't people like them?

Honestly I think the main reason is their small size and their generic look. People don’t feel impressed or intimidated when they see a local dog.

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ethicallyright:
Seun , Nairaland is under attack. Maybe a complex phishing attack. A form pops up when I open a thread demanding I provide my email and password though I'm already logged in. Dominique, Lalasticlala, you may need to take this seriously.

Which device you were using when this happened?

Which page did you open when this happened and does it happen again when you go back to the same page?

Which network were you using to browse Nairaland when this happened?

Without the above information I can't do anything. I urge anyone who experienced this to provide those details.

I hope trinity123 is right. Codedrock, try searching YouTube for videos of cats in heat.

Too slow.

I would like to get a papillon too. �

This virus is a lesson to the whole world on the importance of having intelligent leaders who understand science and economics and are imaginative and logical in thinking. The world has suffered because people in major countries have voted for leaders who are totally clueless about how to handle a crisis.

kitogram:
Do you know where you go when you leave this earth?

I can't afford space travel. Even if you offered me a ride, there's nowhere out there that I want to go. Space is hostile to life. Earth is my home.

dahgifted:
Why are they not talking about tertiary institution?

Students of tertiary institutions are very mature and independent. 80% of them won't have a problem with taking lectures over the Internet and studying from electronic handouts sent to them by e-mail. They only need to be physically present to take tests and examinations, which can be conducted very safely outdoors with extreme spacing and face-masks like they do in South Korea:

Abalado:
Mumu government, opening market places but closing Churches and Schools,, their mumu never do?

Marketplaces have to be open for people to survive. Most of them are in open spaces where the risk of transmission is lower. If everyone in an open market wears a mask, the risk of catching the virus is quite low. It is government's role to prevent the entry of people without face-masks.

Churches and mosques aren't essential because the God of Christianity and Islam doesn't live in physical buildings. He can be worshipped anywhere, even at home, because he is omnipresent. Christians and Muslims don't have to meet together physically to practice their religion.

Also, churches, mosques and synagogues have caused large Coronavirus outbreaks around the world. Germany, Korea, US, India, Malaysia...

As for schools, only expensive private schools have what it takes to reopen safely, and it will cost them a lot. Public schools have no chance.

Many scientists believe [url=https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S1473-3099%2820%2930561-2]the virus doesn't spread much through surfaces[/url] (fomites). Even if it did, the schools have been closed for so long (several months) that any virus in them would have been deactivated by now. The virus doesn't live primarily on tables and desks; it lives inside human beings. Teachers, students, parents, workers. This move is only going to make people feel better. It's an unscientific, hollow gesture.

Why kind of maintenance work takes six months?
_{[s]Silly thought: Does some genius in our government think the movement restriction will help against the Coronavirus?[/s]}

knowhowk:
Please tell us how the disease spreads because it seems all the ways we knew and prevented are not enough .This Virus seems to Spread in a more different ways yet to be known.

It spreads mainly through virus-infected droplets that are released into the air by infected people. When you inhale those droplets or if they are transferred to your mouth, nose, or eyes, you can be infected. When infected people breathe, some droplets are released. When they speak, more droplets are released. When they sing or shout, more droplets are released than when they talk quietly. When they cough or sneeze, the largest amount of droplets are released, and they can be projected through the air for several meters, possibly infecting people standing quite far away. Some droplets are relatively large and fall to the ground or nearby surfaces within seconds. Others are small and can linger in the air for minutes or hours. The virus can remain infectious on hard surfaces for days. If you touch those surfaces and pick your nose...

Some Important Safety Measures, Among Others
- Masks protect you from large droplets and reduce the quantity of small droplets that you may inhale. The less you inhale, the better.
- Ventilation protects you from small droplets by blowing them away. Avoid meeting people indoors. If you must, open windows and doors.
- Distancing is very helpful because face-masks are not perfect. In addition to wearing a mask, avoid close contact with people.
- Goggles protect your eyes. Although the risk of infection through the eyes is lower, it can happen, so glasses or shades are good.
- Don't let anyone (re)enter your house, shop, vehicle, or office unless they first wash or sanitize their hands and wear face-masks. This is to prevent them from infecting you directly or contaminating the air, surfaces, goods, furniture, etc in your building with their Coronavirus.

What The Healthplus Pharmacy Owner Should Have Done
- If someone in your family starts showing any symptoms, isolate them immediately. If you don't, everyone in the house may end up getting it.

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litaninja:
Within the next 2 weeks, all the public labs in lagos will no longer have test kits and will "refer" people to the private ones.

That would be unfortunate, because the rich will not be safe from the Coronavirus as long as the poor have it.