Journalist Who Just Returned From Europe, Says Nigeria Is Handling Coronavirus Better

Chuks Nwanne is a journalist with the Guardian. In the paragraphs that follow, he says Nigeria is definitely handling the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak currently ravaging the planet, differently.

His piece is reproduced below, unedited:

“When Nigeria’s Minister of Health tells you the country is ready to fight Coronavirus, it’s not a joke. Indeed, Nigeria is ready. If there’s anywhere I have fears, it’s not Nigeria, not even China, which is still battling the virus head-on; I fear for Europe.

“I left Berlin, Germany yesterday, had a stopover at Istanbul Airport, before connecting to Lagos. All through that journey of about 11 hours altogether, nobody stopped anybody to check for anything; people freely moved in and out of airports, in and out of flights; individuals only cared for themselves by wearing masks.

“In fact, the Turkish Airlines staff that boarded us to Lagos had his mask on, but no one checked anybody!