Although, Nigerians are still in doubt about the gravity of covid-19 because of the nature of Nigerian politics where many top government officials are secretly seen without wearing facemask except when they are appearing on record or video.
But it is unfortunate that the virus that was discovered to attack the human society since late 2019 has refused to be eradicated all over the globe. It rather keep increasing and changing the way humans have lived. It has made man to see it as one of those existing illnesses bedeviling the society.
But to my opinion, it is different compared to other sickness in the way you should guide against it or avoid against it. The mode is so different unlike others. For other sicknesses or health challenges, you should come down with it first to have certain physical preventive measures or help given to you and people can only know when they come close to you or ask you.
For most illness, you come down with it before people will know about it like malaria, diabetes, STDs and other infestions, internal organ disease etc, the symptoms or manifestion of some of these health challenges are just personal and within your confine. And you are told what to avoid if you don't want to contact any of them or fall down with them but the general public don't know you are avoiding them even from afar.
For others like tuberculosis and other respiratory diseases, you are told to avoid dust and places that can trigger your challenge and the public won't know you are allergic to such or that you are preventing any trigger if you abide.
Covid-19 is not like that. It has changed the way society works. It has made nose coverage a new way of accepted way of life, fast becoming a world culture. When you now see somebody, you don't see anything wrong with them covering their nose, in fact the reverse is the case for the person whose nose was not covered ; the new normal.
In gatherings and foras, you are now expected to cover your nose because you want to prevent contacting covid-19. My point is, this is the first kind of preventive model that has lasted a long time and becoming the norm. What use to be the practice by only health workers have now become the public expected way of life. Will this ever go away, ? Many countries have made it a law that face mask most be worn in public places, a law means it attracts penalty for offenders and Nigeria is not left out.
In Nigeria, the federal and some states government have made it a 6 months jail term for someone seen not to wear their face mask in public places. In fact, you are now reminded by neighbours and friends not to forget your face mask while coming out in public. Will this ever go away?
Nigerians are already getting use to it as some have started making it fashionable, wearing facemask to fit into the colour of their attire.
The second lockdown is being threatened to come if guidelines are not adhered to. This is a new year after covid-19 devastated last year and here we are with same covid-19 issues. This is not making me happy and I'm sure Nigerians are not, as things begin to get bad with covid-19 plus her insurgencies, terrorism, attacks, bad government and corruption.
The funny side of covid-19 and facemask.Laughing. Nigerians too are resilient people, never giving up home, creative and funny people. They say laughter also helps one to relax in the midst of challenges.
I have seen some funny pictures about face mask and the joke made on covid-19 challenges and quarantine. I will let you see some of them below.
