GE.
Your observations are indeed accurate. In the UK the mortality rate is more than 90% seniior citizens with previous underlying medical problems and this is made clear in media briefings. So the fact that majority if the infected only need to isolate to recover is made very clear in government directives.
OAA
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From: Gloria Emeagwali <gloria.emeagwali@gmail.com>
Date: 23/03/2020 14:03 (GMT+00:00)
To: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Anonymous Whatsapp Message AllegesConcealed COVID-19 Explosion in Lagos, Nigeria
At the end of the day, though, vigilance is key. Hand washing ,
NOT coughing into the air, physical distancing where feasible and immune system build -up seem to be key and we have to find ways of reinforcing that message.
Africa's political elite should realize from this point, that not only is adequate health care
-- a human right, but that its own continued survival depends on the health of its population.
Investigation into the efficacy of local botanical and pharmaceutical products
is more important than ever.
GE
Okafor,
Simply tell us why think the information has no value, with reference to evidence.
You could reference the actions taken so far by the Nigerian govt and Nigerians in general that make the message an obvious lie that should be ignored.
thanks
toyin
--On Mon, 23 Mar 2020 at 09:17, Victor Okafor <vokafor@emich.edu> wrote:
Oluwatoyin:
Why are you peddling a dooms-day scenario based on hear-say at a critical time like this that calls for responsible leadership? Who is helped by this sort of propagandist posting that seems to derive from an inner self-doubt, an apparent display of a belief in an innate African vulnerability and weakness and an apparent display of a lack of belief in an African capacity to do? What do you remember of how Nigeria responded to Ebola? What lessons can you derive from that experience?
On Mon, Mar 23, 2020 at 6:13 AM Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju <toyin.adepoju@gmail.com> wrote:
--I spoke with the consultant of the Infectious Diseases Unit, LUTH yesterday and he told me clearly not to listen to a single thing spoken by the government.
A lot of people are already infected and are taking Armatem at home, meaning when the pandemic becomes full blown in Nigeria, it will likely be worse than China and Italy.
Pls tell your family and friends to stay away from needless gatherings, no matter how "important", keep your hands as clean as possible all the time, avoid touching anything outside your house, run away from anyone who sneezes or coughs around you.
Pls I have a note of warning for all of us, especially those in Lagos.
They are dealing with far more than what they are revealing and he warned that everyone should take caution as though the pandemic is already full blown in Nigeria.
He said even those who recover from COVID-19 suffer close to 50% of lungs damage permanently, which means they will be on medication forever or they may die from complications in a few years after recovery from COVID-19.
It's not a flu like China makes people believe, it's more like chronic pneumonia.
The doctor told me the NCDC is telling suspected cases to self isolate when there's no means of checking how well these people isolate. This means by the time they start showing symptoms, they would have infected others.
The virus like most viruses doesn't last long in the body after incubation. Viruses have no "cure", only the symptoms will be managed. The virus takes its course in like two weeks before the body develops antibodies to defeat it.
This is the best possible way to curb the spread. This thing is not a joke at all. It is estimated to claim at least 80million people worldwide. Do all you can not to be one of them.
Avoid people like the plague Cos asthma has weakened the lungs already and they won't survive COVID-19.
COVID-19 will almost certainly be fatal to anyone who has respiratory illness, kidney or liver disease before infection. Cos those organs are usually its target.
If you have asthma, pls treat this like someone gave your name and picture to an assassin.
This virus is not a joke whatsoever.
More advanced countries don't even have enough test kits, how much more Nigeria?
Panic now and act like the crazy one now, so you can be the sane one in the end.
It is capable of infecting every human being on earth and killing up to 10% of the human race.
If you have internet, watch "the worst hit hospital in Italy" on YouTube and see what's going on there first hand.
I don't even care what Lagos State want to tell me.
If they like they should underestimate the virus..
on our own part.. let's stay at home.
It was when I saw how free the roads were at closing time yesterday that I knew that some people are actually already at home.
Stay Safe, Everyone
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