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This should be law in Nigeria, all corpses should be buried within 7 days after death. Then on a later date the ceremonies and the traditional rights can follow, this will reduce the amount of pressure on the families. May God continue to bless the good people of Nigeria.

This is getting messy, what are people afraid of and why are they running away from treatment ? The government should show people where they would be kept and treated and assure them of their safety.
There should direct land open ink between the local governments and the community leaders, this will take correct information directly from the government to the people to prevent rumours.

One of our heroes, I wish you all strength to pull out of this fast and back to work soon. The Lagos State government is doing a good job. Thank you

PinkStarsFallIn:
Even if u didnt read d body, didnt u read d topic too? The basis is there.

So you mean they have already tested every one with respiratory infection in Lagos? This conclusion is wrong until you tell us how you got your percentage, how many people have respiratory infection in Lagos and how many rested plus how many positive?

And this ratio is based on what?

Some women can never be satisfied, it's their nature. I noticed that they always hate anything they have in abundance, before you know it they start looking for what they don't have.
Be a man, make women happy by not giving them everything.

This was not how we saw it on national television when the chief of staff was buried.

I'm happy you recovered and humbled by the experience, please do not forget to use the experience to do things differently this time around.
God personally gave you a second chance, because even though you had the best doctors around, God allowed the infection to stay inside you for 40 days and 40 nights.

This is ignorance at its peak, why burn tires on tar? This is just absolute nonsense. The government should not allow this, they should get there fast and clamp down hard on these people. Although they have a case because the government did not put any strategy on ground to reach the grassroots and make the hardship caused by the lock down a little bit easier.

On the other hand, Nigeria has done a good job so far in fighting this virus compared to some western countries but they have failed in the management of the imposed lock down. My people please don't be stupid , please reject any rushed opening of the lock down because this epidemic has a life span of 70 days before it dies of, the peak will be from 40 days and then the numbers will go down. Any rushed opening of the lock down now that we are approaching it's peak period will be catastrophic .

My people even if they open the country do not go out please stay home. The rich people will not be out there, they are just taking a gamble because of the economy. They know that people will die plenty and it will reduce the population, stay home please my people and stay safe.
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The able governor, this is a good one let the dead be buried to Rest In Peace.

The course of Sule Lamido Sanusi.

SavageResponse:
What do you mean the lockdown is poorly managed?

Do you expect Buhari to personally be the one to go and enforce the lockdown?!

The government gave an instruction yet stupid Nigerians refused to comply and at the same time members of our security agencies see it as an opportunity to make money and have been collecting money from people to let them move about.

The reason why lockdown is not working is because of the inherent corrupt nature of Nigerians and not because of management afterall lockdown worked in Ghana!

Yes I know what you mean and understand your argument but everyday I look outside the window I see the lapses from the government, when you make a law in a country you also have to show your presence to sensitise people and also enforcement if needed. In the case of Nigeria and Lagos for example we need proper enforcement this is because of the population ignorance and poverty.
This is what the government should do in this case.
1, set up a well trained team to go around and educate people on the need to take responsibility for their actions.
2, set a hotline to report lockdown violators.
3, set up mobile courts to handle cases of hotline violators quickly and community service should be punishment.
4, Buy foodstuff directly from whole sellers and sell them at an affordable price directly to the public weekly in an open and we'll organized environments.
5, Ask all families with any sick person at home to call in and register their address, this information can be used to conduct random tests.

These are some of the things we expect to see from the government, we are all in this together and although I believe the Lagos State government is doing well in treatment and tracking of contacts more needs to be done to produce more positive results.

This man is actually right on this one, the response is just like playing to a poorly written script. The lockdown is poorly managed and the outreach to the masses is still slow.
My advise to the government is to get people on ground to educate people on the need to take this disease seriously and obey the social distancing order. Everyday in surulere I still see people in almost all the streets playing serious football and nobidy comes to have a chat with them, the markets are still over crowded each day and the people are also faced with hunger.

I knew this will happen, those guys are very stubborn and feel they are above the law and I don't blame them actually, they are above the law.

The NCDC should collect samples from all private hospitals in Lagos State for testing. This is because most cases are related to private hospitals, most times the people are not even aware they have the virus.

Subsidize the price of essential commodities so people can get them very cheap. The government should setup selling centers where people should be allowed to buy only what they need in a week , n a controlled environment.
The regular markets should be closed to the public

That burial was a let down by the federal government, we understand perfectly why it happened but we must not do things this way.
The burial was supposed to be conducted by NCDC, the moment death is confirmed to be caused by Covid 19.
The family can watch from a safe distance or be provided with proper PPE and be disinfected properly after the burial.

for God's sake the government should not turn their backs on these important people. Imagine when you have money and nothing to buy? The federal government should do everything within its power to ensure steady food supplies are allowed in daily and security escorts should be provided for the very large supplies.
Without food there will be serious problems in this country.
Another way the government can help the masses this time is to subsidize the price of food items. Get registered sellers and pay them half of the price of their goods, then they can sell it to the consumers at half the price for food items only . This will help people a lot thanks.

The shock just left him.

The fire is a Virus and it's spreading via corruption.

This reminds me of the movie walking dead, people will turn against people and sometimes create a colony and attack outsiders.
Food sellers are now scared to go and restock because of insecurity.

This is happening because the government are not going grass root to educate the local communities on the danger and the consequences of allowing this disease to spread. And also the government should find genuine way to reach the poor and the needy, provide them food and security during this hard time.

Do they need to be ordered to do it? If they have the capacity to do it they should do it and isolate the positive cases.

New reality, stay indoors with your family and follow the government regulations to reduce the number of new cases. I have a vaccine for Covvid 19 and I want to give it out for free. It is called don't get infected in the first place vaccine.

Fellow Nigerians let's work together to end this lock down as soon as possible. Let us stay indoors for 7 days straight and allow the health officials to do their jobs so that the number of new cases will reduce drastically so the restrictions will be lifted gradually.
We will only record success when the number of new cases starts reducing not by number of people discharged. Please educate people let's work together. But if we keep playing this partial lock down games we will remain home until June.

This is becoming alarming in Lagos State, the police and the Lagos State government should go hard on these guy's and place a very high jail term on cultism offences and enforce it.
These guys are not that intelligent, infiltrate their groups catch their leaders and make them reveal each and every member of the group and punish them accordingly.

The NCDC should have staff at all the major entry points in Nigeria. Even if they do not have the kit for testing they should conduct handling of returnees themselves in a safe manner until the main team arrive for proper testing. This will reduce any chance of mistakes by the immigration officers at the border.

The problem is that lockdown is not working because people still gather around. When you put a lock down in place you need healthy officials to go round and ensure compliance and educate most people who think the disease Covid 19 is only for the rich. You don't just tell people to stay home without a plan. For example the markets still run in a tight crowded environment. I only saw something online about new market locations on some streets during the lockdown but nobody enforced it.
Secondly the lock down only stopped people from going to work but did not stop them from playing street football and drinking in crowded beer spots all night.
Thirdly Nigeria is not like western countries that you make announcements on TV and expect people to take you seriously. Nigerians are superstitious in nature and many believe there is something spiritual about this situation so they prefer self medication than going to the government for help. Another issue is the fear of stigmatization and non availability of testing centers in local areas. For example if someone is having a cough and fever and tdecide to call NCDC, they will ask you if you have been in contact with someone who has been confirmed or your travel history and if the answer is no, then you are referred to your GP. If you have to go to Yaba center yourself for testing then you could infect more people on your way if you are positive already especially if you don't have a car.
Another problem is that WHO and scientists are not really sure about the way the virus spreads , some scientists are now working on a theory that this disease can remain in the air long enough for people to inhale it and get infected. Even if you wear mask your eyes are still exposed. This is not proven yet but in the light of the uncertainty I beg everyone to stay at home if possible. It takes little to get infected and a lot to get well and this is avoidable. Thanks

Good one very commendable, the churches should also use their charities to provide PPE for our gallant health workers and also help arrange for donations to help provide for them so their families would not lack at this time of need. Thanks

May their souls rest in paradise.. The federal government should publish the names and photos who died in Nigeria so people that had contacts with them will know and isolate.

This is good news for Nigeria., thank you to the government doing everything to contain this virus and please let us not forget our able health care workers in this very critical time they stepped up even with the condition of our health care system.
May God continue to protect them from any infection and also protect their families.
This is not time for jubilation, we start jubilating when the new cases stops.