Fuckkthemod:
Government is to launch a massive house-to-house Covid-19 screening campaign in the coming weeks as the fight against the deadly virus enters its next phase.

The testing programme, which will be carried out by 10 000 field workers visiting people at home, was announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday night in a televised address to the nation.

Ramaphosa said that the death toll from the pandemic had risen to three, with a total of 1 326 confirmed cases reported to the command council, which he chairs.

The president said South Africa was now entering a new phase in the fight against Covid-19 and the government would be rolling out a screening, testing, tracing and monitoring programme on a “huge scale”.

A total of 10 000 field workers would visit homes around the country scanning people for Covid-19 symptoms. Those found to have symptoms would be referred to clinics for testing. People with moderate symptoms would be treated at home or at Covid-19 facilities, while those with serious symptoms would be transferred to hospitals.

Ramaphosa said a mobile tracing system to track those who had come into contact with infected people and to monitor new cases would be set up, while a number of mobile testing centres would be set up during April.

Turning to the 21-day lockdown imposed from last Friday, Ramaphosa said it was “absolutely necessary to save the lives of thousands, even tens of thousands, of our people”.

He said while most people had co-operated with the 18 000 security personnel deployed to enforce the lockdown, some had still not understood the severity of the threat posed by the virus.

He conceded that “mistakes” had been made in how the lockdown had been implemented, but that the system would be improved as time went on.

Ramaphosa called on people to stay in their homes for the next 17 days and to “do everything you can not to get infected and not infect anyone else”.

“Every time you violate regulations or try to get around the rules you are putting yourselves and others at risk and helping to spread the virus,” he said.

He added that the government would take further steps to assist small businesses and self employed people who were losing their incomes.

drsugar:
Anyone in China, North America or Europe who has lost one or two people recently to corona virus will definitely think differently than what I'm about to say.

This discussion is for Nigerians and those in the Tropics alone.

However, the truth is that we don't know fully well the predicted impact of Corona virus on our population in Nigeria and probably Africa as a whole for now. Everyone is just guessing.

It's very likely that we won't be having much people coming down with the severe disease or death because:

1.) We have very low elderly population compared to China, Europe and North America.

2.) Over the years, morbidity and mortality(deaths) from seasonal flu have been low in our population compared to North America and Europe.

3.) Our Ecology and weather pattern doesn't favor/support the seasonal transmission and survivability of the flu virus.

However, despite all these, our efforts to reduce active cases is still in line to complement global effort.

The truth is that local impact of the disease most likely won't be as bad as that of China, Europe and North America.

Let's continue to support the mitigation measures. STAY HOME, STAY SAFE, WASH HANDS, SOCIAL DISTANCING.

modestbrowser:
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TotoNaRubber:

I was born with a Silver Spoon but things were a bit rough growing up, I studied at the prestigious MIT In the United States, I graduated with a First Class, earned $120,000 per year after graduation, got promoted after a few years, I have been working as a partner occupying the role of Technical Manager with Microsoft for over 11 years and earn $325,000 a year before taxes including bonuses.

Today, I look at my life and realize how far i have come, every year i donated half of my salary to the person who needs it most.

Daniel2802:
I stay off campus tho but it's only UNEC that they chased out, some girls still dy hostel for UNN.

Daniel2802:
You don go? I dy self quarantpine for here oh

ashacot:
My babe sister just called me that while she was writing her exams, her system tripped off and couldn't come up afterwards.. And that was it. Her exam ended abruptly.

She has been crying ever since. Is there any hope for her?

Ishiewo:
which side you dey

endwell123:
Here in NDU almost done with first semester exam before the unexpected strike.. but now school is empty.for me na two papers they remain FG abeg Aline with ASSU oo..

SPLENDID25:
Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola dry but guys dey troop out for free WiFi.lol

div111:
Freedom In futo

If cows had been the ones affected by #coronavirus & were dying all over the world Buhari would have done a national broadcast by now & told us that what we are facing is the greatest tragedy in world history. Which type of leader puts the lives of cows before that of human beings?

darmostic:
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