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As the reality of COVID19 resonates in Nigeria, a complete lockdown of the country is looming. Few days back, the wife of the president called for a total lockdown of the country due to the outbreak. In Lagos State, strict measures, including complete lockdown of markets and other social spaces, have been adopted to contain the pandemic.
At such a time when the novel coronavirus is shredding the fabrics of the Nigerian society and creating huge tons of panic across the country, the Biblical account of a group of lepers who were caught in an Israeli famine is very relatable. From the account, the group, who were in a quarantine situation, were in a dilemma as to whether they should starve to death or die by the swords of ‘quarantine’ enforcers. As they battled the dilemma, a tiny voice suggested their common fate; whether they remained in the isolation colony, or journeyed to the city in search of survival, they were bound to die!
Though the sermon ridicules the potency of Coronavirus, Chibuzor’s mind raced out of the church to clients who will not open their offices the next day. The shouts of Amen to the proclamation of God’s safety in a time of the Coronavirus pestilence brought him back from the worries of a Monday without a day job.
As Coronavirus pandemic ravages the health of Nigerian, the fever is crushing the Nigerian economy even more. The coronavirus has a tendency of slow and gradual destruction. It starts with the stage of infection where even the victim is not aware of its presence. Then after a couple of days, it gradually finds its way to the lungs, its object of destruction. At this stage, the person starts showing signs of its presence. Then slowly it eats into the lungs causing great damages which may result in the death of its victim.
