By Emmanuel Awari-Jalingo
The Caretaker Committee Chairman, Sardauna Local Government Area, Pharm. Oliver Wubon has Innaugurated sensitization committee to prevent the coronavirus pandemic in the area.
“This follows the state broadcast by the State Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku, expressing the state government commitment in preventing the deadly disease”.
He said the main reason of the committee is due to the Two confirmed cases of the disease Baffusam and Bamenda all in the neighboring Republic of Cameron.
“This is a great threat to our local government area. It is making it vulnerable and high risk of contacting the disease”
“I called on the people to follow strictly the lay down rules to avoid the the virus”
” You should also report to the hospital if you notice any symptoms related to the disease” – he said.
The committees Innaugurated are: Technical, headed by Dr. Filibus Duke PMO Gembu General Hospital, Information headed by Mr. Taiwo Oladeye, Ag. Director General, Gembu Center for HIV/ AIDS advocacy Nigeria, Logistics and Enforcement is headed by Justice Silas, High Court Gembu and Security headed by the Area Commander.
The terms of the Committees are to meet and come up with swift action plans that will be anchored on preventive measures, information dissemination and sensitization, Security and other anticipated issues.
In attendance where Stakeholders of the local government amongst them are, Local Government officials lead by the CTC Chairman, the Chief of Mambilla, High Court Judge Gembu, PMO Gembu General Hospital, Medical Director, Mambilla Baptist hospital, Gembu, the DSS, Army just to mention but few.
The new coronavirus may not show signs of infection for many days, before which it cannot be known if a person is infected. But by the time you have a fever and / or cough and go to the hospital, your lungs are usually already in 50% fibrosis and it’s too late!
Taiwanese experts suggest doing a simple check that we can do on our own every morning:
Take a deep breath and hold your breath for more than 10 seconds. If you successfully complete it without coughing, without discomfort, a sense of oppression, etc., this shows that there is no fibrosis in the lungs, indicating essentially no infection.
In such critical times, do this check every morning in a clean air environment!
These are serious and excellent advice from Chinese doctors who have treated COVID-19 cases. Everyone should make sure that their mouth and throat are moist, never DRY. Drink a few sips of water at least every 15 minutes. WHY? Even if the virus gets into your mouth … water or other liquids will sweep it away through the esophagus and into the stomach. Once in the belly … The stomach gastric acid will kill all the virus. If you don’t drink enough water more regularly … the virus can get into your airways and lungs. It is very dangerous.
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