Upon ease of lock-down, it is important to know that your good immune system is as important as social distancing, use of face mask and hand hygiene.
The following people are prone to suppressed immune system thus putting them at risk of contracting COVID-19 and come down with severe symptoms: elderly, pregnant women, smokers and people with heart disease and other longstanding diseases.
Meanwhile, there are people whose job description or nature of work also put them at risk of contracting this disease: health care workers (doctors, nurses, pharmacist, hospital record officer, hospital cleaners etc) and drivers.
It is important that anyone in the any of the categories listed above take optimum precautionary measures which majorly include: staying indoor except critical to go out, hand hygiene, use of face mask and social distancing.
Here is what Chief Rotarian Grover (MD/C.E.O. Grover Hospital, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria) has to say about the WAY FORWARD on COVID-19. Download the file below to learn more:
Dr. Adeyemo Olusola is a medical graduate of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State, Nigeria along with certificate in advanced diploma in Principles of Nutrition, Management and Leadership, Dublin and Certificate in Global Health from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. In addition to his numerous certifications, he is a certified Telemedicine Physician from Harvard Medical School, USA. He is an avid reader of books from different oases of life, expert in Medical Statistics and an award winner at both local and international level. “So many a time, I have seen people die avoidable death because of lack of knowledge or information, falling victim of fate. There is then a necessity laid on us to help arm our society to the teeth, as a healthy society cannot be detached from an informed one. Hence, there is need for healthgist.net. We hope you will have a wonderful stay on our website.”
