Honesty is needed in this debate. The Nigerian govt cannot afford d palliatives needed to mitigate a lockdown. D money is not there. This lockdown should not be extended as it is not working. Social distancing is difficult for d poor. Masks, Testing & Treatment is more pragmatic.
Pretending to do palliatives that doesn’t reach a fraction of d needy is delusional & self-serving. Meanwhile the economy is being crippled. Some People will sadly die regardless of what govt does. Enforcing masks in public will reduce spread. Mass education campaign also needed.
I appreciate there are no easy decisions. But d Govt need to be bold. SA is now lifting lockdown despite increasing cases in the country during d lockdown. We need to own our approach. Some may argue that deaths would have been worse if we had not locked down. We don’t know that
Ultimately, we need to examine the balance of risk. Hunger & other diseases kill lots more daily than this virus. I will again advise:
Do mass mask wearing with local production
Do mass testing
Cont with treatments
Do mass education
Kick start the economy again.
We shall win
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