COVID-19: People Are Not Compliant To Security Guidelines – FCT Residents

COVID-19: People Are Not Compliant To Security Guidelines - FCT Residents
Residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja have lamented the high level of indifference and non-compliance many others have shown towards the laid down COVID-19 security guidelines.
An an Abuja-based NGO CEO, Chief Ugochukwu Nnam of the Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) which had seemingly conducted a vox-pop in the FCT on Sunday that many people doubt the existence of the pandemic which is why many of them do not care about wearing face masks and general safety.
Nnam, who said that he and his family were committed to all the safety guidelines, wondered if people know the consequences of their actions. “Many people today don’t care even in churches and gatherings, they don’t wear face masks, while some wear the mask on their chins instead of the face. I wonder if they really know the dangers of this pandemic, I wonder if they know that countries like Germany have entered into another phase of lockdown”, he said.
Another resident identified as Mr Nelson Udunna, a laboratory scientist, said that the pandemic was real and capable of wiping out communities. Udunna said that he had cultivated the culture of washing his hands more than four times a day as well as protecting his nose and mouth with face masks whenever he mingled with other people. He decried the manner some persons have thrown caution to the wind by not observing the safety rules. “I went to one of the fruit markets here in Abuja, I discovered that it was only me and two other persons that wore our masks and I was shocked.”
Mrs Ogechi Osuoha, a teacher, called for intensive advocacy to change the perception of people about COVID-19, especially in the markets. Osuoha, who emphasised the imperatives of sensitisation and awareness to contain community spread, said that the carelessness of market women could trigger another phase of community infection. “Many of the women in the market don’t use face masks not to talk of washing hands or hand sanitisers before or after selling or buying. This is why I use my hand sanitisers always and cover my nose because many of them even sneeze freely while attending to a customer!”, she said.
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Mr Nurudeen Ahmed,however, blamed the indifference on ignorance and some sort of cultural beliefs, noting that he had at a time doubted the existence of the pandemic until he witnessed those that died of the disease. “Honestly, I used to live my life freely without protection until I heard of a person I know well that died of symptoms and complications from the disease in Spain”, he said.
FILE PHOTO: Vials with a sticker reading, “COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only” and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration taken October 31, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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