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Coronavirus is now present in more than a half African countries and the number of infected people is spiking last days – Nigeria 12, South Africa up to 150. So far, there are few precautions to control further spread of coronavirus including self-isolation and quarantine. Hopefully, Africa will be able to slow down the rate of new cases, but the people also need to contribute to the government efforts.
Staying safe will help keep hospitals from overcrowding and the best possible way to staying safe is self-isolation and social distancing.
What is quarantine and why is it necessary to control coronavirus?
Being in quarantine basically means self-isolation however, if things get ugly, mass quarantine could be required in Africa. China took a number of measures including mass quarantine to cut down the spread of COVID-19. Chinese news sites now report that the country is having no new local cases.
The World Health Organization has pointed out that the method that China used possibly slowed the spread of coronavirus. They urged the rest of the affected countries to consider applying the same.
With the situation of coronavirus in Africa, the government have no need to apply stricter approaches like in China than a self-isolation for everyone.
Mass quarantine isn’t very pretty and the facility might not be there for it in many countries in Africa. Having a population of sick people in the same space as suspected sick people could pose many risks. It could increase the infection among the people in quarantine. With only the sick and those who already show symptoms in quarantine, the risk is much less.
Taking a precaution early and self-isolating now is a good chance of avoiding quarantine with sick people.
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