The dreaded and deadly CORONA VIRUS (COVID-19) disease is spreading like wildfire claiming innocent lives across the globe with casualties in Italy, United States, China on higher rates.
Considering measures taken so far by the Federal Government of Nigeria and state governments, it is evident that it has not been able to curtail the rising casualties.
Those officially reported are far short from unofficial reports. This is beyond sending some particular levels of staff on holidays and retaining others. It is beyond closing some markets and leaving others to operate. It is beyond social distance slogan while passengers still seat tight together in commercial buses and taxis.
The selective pronouncements by state governments are at variance with enormity of the challenges ahead of us as a nation. Locking up air and land borders by some states would not be enough to curtail this strange disease that has been in some cities including Lagos, Ibadan, Aso Rock in Abuja and many other cities.
In order not to run into unnecessary death we are trying to run away from, it is imperative for the federal government to act fast by taken a hard decision that would prevent the escalations of this dreaded disease.
It is in view of this that SOJ WORLDWIDE ONLINE NEWS is calling on President Muhammadu Buhari led federal government to announce a total lockdown against COVID-19 for at least two weeks for a start.
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Countries like South Africa, India, Italy, Kuwait, Norway, Denmark, Italy, France, China, Malaysia, Belgium and many other countries are already on a total lockdown, Nigeria cannot be an exception considering the challenges of inadequate health facilities we are facing.
If we did not die during the June 12, 1993 debacles, we will surely survive this.
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We must not be seen to make same mistakes Italy made until when it was too late; it was reported two days ago that Italy recorded 743 deaths within 24 hours. The time to act fast is now!
While staying at home, let us medicate on this word of God and seek His face for mercy and forgiveness of our sins: ”
2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”
www.sojworldnews.com (c) March 26, 2020
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