Give More Attention To Rural Areas ln The Fight Against Coronavirus, Comr. Okorie Charges Nigerian Govt

Give More Attention To Rural Areas ln The Fight Against Coronavirus, Comr. Okorie Charges Nigerian Govt

Francis Tayor

One of the veritable ways to avoid community spike and transmission  of Covid-19 was for Government at all levels,medical experts, donor agencies,and other stakeholders to shift their attention to rural areas in the fight against coronavirus pandemic.

The Delta State Chairman, National Youth Council of Nigeria NYCN Comrade Kenneth Okorie stated this while addressing local government council chairmen,youths,elders and opinion leaders in some local government areas of Delta State.

Comrade Okorie who led an  eighteen - man  committee of the Delta state council on sensitization campaign against Covid -19 said protocols aimed at  keeping the virus in check were not being observed and advocated for more  awareness, palliatives and medical consumables to be extended to rural dwellers where it is mostly needed.

According to him, the visit to Burutu,Ethiope West, Isoko South,Isoko North,Ughelli South, Ughelli North and Ndokwa East local government areas revealed that people still believe that the ailment was a fluke, and a deliberate act by government officials to extort money from local and international donors.

 The Youth leader who distributed face masks and alcohol based hand sanitizers to people in the local government areas so far visited enjoined them to avoid acts capable of promoting the spread of the deadly disease.

He told the people that casualty figure of Covid -19 in Delta State  was manageable because of the proactive steps taken by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa stressing that the best way to minimize the rate of infection was for them to wear face masks,keep physical distancing,wash their hands regularly and avoid congregating in a crowded area.

 He reminded the council chairmen of the need to educate the grassroots more about the pandemic pointing out that more lives may  be lost if the right things were not done.

Comrade Okorie said the state wide tour  will take the team round the twenty five local government areas of the state and advised residents of the state to join government in fattening the curve of transmission.

 He said the reduction in the rate of infection in the country was because many people were yet to be tested and advised anyone with Covid-19 symptoms to go to any isolation or treatment centre for prompt medical attention.

Some of the council chairmen and their representatives  during the tour said they have done well in awareness creation promising to do more.

 They lauded some multinational companies,philanthropic agencies and individuals for their donations and called on others to contribute towards the fight against coronavirus as the pandemic has crippled the economic lives of many Nigerians.

Others that spoke at the awareness rally Yesterday in Aboh commended Comrade Okorie and his team for taking the bold step and called on other bodies to beam their  searchlight on communities where people have no access to information.