A survey conducted by BusinessDay has shown that more Nigerians would prefer a total lock-down as part of measures to contain the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic.
In the survey which ended on Monday, 30 March found that 57.7 percent of 485 respondents wanted the government to totally lock-down the country, while 3.1 percent said they preferred partial lock-down and 6.2 percent wanted no lock-down.
In light of the rising cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria, should the country be on a total lockdown?
Please vote and retweet.#CoronaVirusInNigeria #BDpoll
— BusinessDay (@BusinessDayNg) March 27, 2020
Lock-down is an emergency situation that usually prevents people from or information from leaving an area. When an order of a lock-down is giving people are not allowed to leave their buildings or the area or move freely. They are mostly imposed for safety reasons. an active threat to people’s lives is the most likely reason. For instance the Coronavirus that is spreading across the world.
Bruce Aylward, Senior Advisor to the WHO Director-General, says governments must keep their populations under lock-down while chasing down every suspect case for testing, and treating and isolating those who test positive.
On Sunday, President Muhammadu Buhari formally declared a lock-down on Lagos, Abuja and Ogun State for two weeks.
