A medical expert and a prominent indigene of Ekiti State, Dr Makanjuola Akindele Owolabi, popularly called Dr MAO, has appealed to the people of the State to strictly obey and adhere to the directives given by the World Health Organization (WHO). Such directives, he said, are aimed at curbing the spread of the deadly Coronavirus.

In a statement made available to newsmen, Dr Owolabi advised the people of the state to ensure regular hand washing with soap and clean water, covering of the nose and mouth with the elbow while sneezing or coughing or with the use of a tissue or handkerchief which must be immediately and well disposed of. Social distancing must also be maintained, he stressed.

He noted that there is no known cure for this disease except preventative measures.

The medical expert who is a globally recognised aviation consultant equally called on the people to stay at home for the two weeks prescribed, adding that it is for the collective safety of all and that it is better to stay at home and be alive than to disobey or be careless and end up in the grave forever due to the effects of the Covid-19.

Dr Owolabi therefore appealed to the entire people of Ekiti State to see all the precautionary measures put in place as “means of protecting them and everyone from the deadly virus and not as punishment or to inflict hardship on anyone as we are all in this together. Covid-19 is not a respecter of anyone whether you are poor or rich. It is that serious.”

The medical expert also warned that the virus is easily spread like a bushfire in dry season if these measures are not keenly followed.

He said that this is not the time to visit one another, attend parties or for crowding of any kind at this perilous time.

He said that people should see this as a time to be our brothers’ keeper because God has used this to show us that what affects one affects all, adding: “Keep yourself safe and help to keep the nation safe. Stay at home and isolate as much as possible.”