nigeria not developed enough to battle covid-19

Our government always want to copy the American government in everything they do or say, including the laws they make for their citizens without providing their own citizens with the necessary logistics required for the citizens to obey such rules like the Americans do.

At the wake of the corona virus pandemic, America and Italy, as part of measures to contain the spread of the disease, hurriedly built special hospitals where people suspected of having the Covid-19 can be quarantined and treated in isolation from patients of other illnesses in other hospitals. But almost a month now since the first case of this highly contagious disease was detected in Nigeria, no serious measures have been put in place by the government, except the regular incessant warnings that people should take precautionary measures to avoid contacting it.

The government of the United states voted over 8bn dollars to fight corona virus and made a law that ordered every American to sit at home for a period of 2 weeks in order to avoid contacts with infected persons. To make the exercise a achievable, the government first made provisions for foods and other relief items that the people would need at home throughout the period of the exercise. But what about Nigeria? Its a totally different ballgame.
Thus, apart from the  loud noise on the media about top government functionaries, including the recently mentioned Abba Kiary who have reportedly tested positive to the corona virus, and the recent closure of schools and the banning of people from congregating to hold religious services in churches and mosques, what serious measure can we boast of that our government has put in place to combat the spread of this dreaded disease?

Only recently, another news came in that, with effect from 26th, all markets and businesses in Lagos will be shut down for seven days. There will be no work and no movement of people, yet, no provision was made by the makers of this law to take care of peoples welfare during these seven days.

Just think about those whose livelihoods depend on the daily jobs they do: think about artisans; think about the okada and keke riders with families and dependants to feed; think about the majority of Nigerians who are not on government payrolls - those who must go out everyday to look for a job they can do before there can find something to feed their families; all these people must lock themselves up in their houses and be under house arrest for seven days as from the 26th. What hope is there for them?
Of course, chances are that people may even die of hunger and not of the corona virus before the seven days would be over.
I am not in any way against our leaders copying whatever policy they see leaders of other nations making for the benefits of their citizens, but let them always strike a balance. They shouldn't just make laws without giving us something to help us obey the laws they make.

However, since this has happened, we have no choice than to obey.