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Coronavirus in Africa: Is it possible we survive?

"Nigeria confirms first coronavirus case in sub-Saharan Africa."

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My dear readers,

At this moment, everybody probably knows that coronavirus has hit Africa. Even my grandma knows! I mean, I was told to eat garlic yesterday, so I would “supposedly” be safe from this coronavirus. Yes, garlic!!!  While trying to avoid eating the garlic, I said “But grandma, we’re miles away from Lagos.” Did that stop it from happening? Oh you’re asking? I suppose you haven’t met African grandparents. As long as they have parents in their names, it’s all the same thing…

So yes, garlic was eaten. How? I refuse to go further.

They do care. African grandparents, I mean, and parents too. In their own way, I guess. Think about it. If the global death toll from the coronavirus, COVID-19, alone, since January 11 2020 till February 29 2020 has reached about 3000, with about 80,000 cases, then that’s saying something, isn’t it? In simple words, since we shouted the words “Happy New Year”, 60 days ago, nearly 3000 people have died in 49 days, and about 27 times that number are still carrying the disease. It’s a wonder how so much can happen in such little time.

But this is an environmentalist blog, so why coronavirus?

My answer?

Mother Nature
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It cannot be ignored. At least not anymore. So let’s get to the big picture. You know I was going to get here. While I was scrolling through YouTube yesterday, I stumbled upon this video by National Geographic featuring Prince Ea. It’s an episode in the series they call “Short Film Showcase” He said and I quote “We willingly covered our ears to Mother Nature’s screams and closed our eyes to all of her help-wanting signs.” While this might seem like a poetical line copied off a page, here’s what National Geographic published in the video’s description, “As the human population continues to grow, so does our impact on the environment. In fact, recent research has shown that three-quarters of Earth’s land surface is under pressure from human activity. ”

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This is certainly not the first time you’re hearing this. So, what’s my point? What’s the correlation?

Take a look at the first paragraph. I said “But grandma, we’re miles away from Lagos.” It’s the same as saying “But the earth is not going to die anytime soon!” There’s this nonchalance every human has when something doesn’t seem pending. It’s just like having a deadline. Every human on this earth has at one point in time or the other procrastinated because it wasn’t yet ‘time up.’ The only difference is that some people do it better than others.

So, is it possible we survive the coronavirus? Yes, just like we can save the earth. We just have to do a few things. It is our responsibility. 

So six words “Don’t panic. Just eat the garlic!!! And eat it now.”
I couldn’t help but use it.

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Author:

Bibitayo Omidiora is a content creator, and like so many people in this world, has only just begun to understand the need to partake in the fight to save the earth.

As such, in conjunction with Stac Green Club, we will not stop until we all see the value in what is deemed nonsense.

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