NOTHING exposes Nigeria’s ingrained irresponsibility regarding human life than the recent revelation by the Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Chikwe Ihekweazu, that only Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory, Ogun and Kano states had been consistently carrying out a high volume of testing out of the 36 states in the country. He specifically noted that COVID-19 testing had dropped considerably in Taraba, Adamawa, Kogi, Nasarawa, Niger, Kebbi, Zamfara, Jigawa and Yobe states.
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 recommended a phased reopening of schools and urged the provision of vital mechanisms for assessment and monitoring of compliance with non-pharmaceutical COVID-19 interventions by every school. The Federal Government urged schools to conduct weekly COVID-19 risk assessment. The two recommendations notwithstanding, the state and federal governments must join forces to tighten the noose around the pandemic to frustrate its spread.
Governors’ decisions on lifting restrictions regarding COVID-19 should henceforth be driven by science and not emotions, pressure or politics. With no known cure yet for the virus, Nigeria and Nigerians should learn to take responsibility until one is found. The various governments should also focus on private universities exploiting students under the guise of payment for COVID-19 tests.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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