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Super Eagles Star Balogun Urges Nigerians To Take The Coronavirus Pandemic More Seriously

by Imhons Erons
April 4, 2020
in EPL, News, Nigeria
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COVID-19 is an infection that Nigerians must avoid as much as possible because of its adverse health and economic impacts, says Brighton and Hove Albion defender Leon Balogun.

On-loan Wigan Athletic centre-half Balogun has charged his compatriots to treat the coronavirus infection with extra urgency so that it would not have as many disastrous effects on the country as it has in other parts of the world.

The dreaded contagious disease, still without a known cure, is ravaging Europe with no signs of slowing down.

The pandemic has claimed more than 50,000 lives globally and affected over a million while Nigeria has recorded four deaths from 210 cases since the first reported case on February 27.

Twenty new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 11 in Lagos, 3 in the FCT, 3 in Edo, 2 in Osun & 1 in Ondo

Two new deaths have been recorded in Lagos and Edo State

As at 10:30 pm 3rd April there are 210 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. pic.twitter.com/YzXdfxXPTe

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 3, 2020

In contrast, Spain and Italy have recorded a combined total of more than 25,000 deaths, their comparably better medical facilities.

What the hell going on in USA and France after Italy and Spain. #COVID2019 pic.twitter.com/sAeosm4UH9

— DEEPAK BATRA (@DEEPAK_0616) April 4, 2020

The development saw the Nigerian government order a two-week lockdown last Friday and closed all its borders, including land, air, and water, in a bid to curb the spread of the virus.

Balogun insists every single Nigerian has a role to play in stopping the spread of the killer-virus.

“It (Coronavirus) is highly contagious,” the former Mainz man said in a chat with Tolu Olasoji. 

“So everyone in Nigeria has to take it seriously.

“I know they see worse problems every day, but this is something – as tiny as this virus is – that can affect so much. I mean everything, even the economy.

“You just want to avoid it.”

Tags: EplLeon BalogunWigan Athletic
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