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Monday 13 April 2020
National Solidarity Against COVID-19:
Opposition Leaders Isolate Kamto, Vindicate Biya
Leaders of political parties represented in parliament have pledged support to efforts by government to combat the coronavirus. They have enjoined their militants to contribute to the National Solidarity Fund created by President Biya.
By Ayukogem Steven Ojong in Yaounde
Leaders of the seven opposition parties represented at the National Assembly have pledged the total support of their parties to the measures taken by the government to fight the propagation of the coronavirus pandemic in Cameroon.
The political leaders made the pronouncement jointly and severally, during a concertation they had with the Prime Minister, Dr. Joseph Dion Ngute, at the Star Building, on Thursday 9 April.
The meeting that saw the participation among others of the leaders of the SDF, UNDP, PCRN, UDC, FSNC, MDR and UMS, was convened by the PM on behalf of the Head of State, Paul Biya.
Attending the meeting, the president of the leading opposition party in the National Assembly, UNDP, Bello Bouba Maigari, pledged the support of his party to the measures by government to fight the coronavirus. He said all initiatives seeking national generosity towards fighting coronavirus must respect the laws of the republic.
“The NUDP hereby pledges its support and contribution to government’s response to the coronavirus. UNDP militants would be sensitized to adhere strictly to the safety measures prescribed by the government and to contribute generously to the National Solidarity Fund instituted by the head of state to fight the disease in Cameroon,” Minister Bello Bouba pledged,inviting militants of his party to contribute their widow’s mite to the solidarity fund.
For his part, the 1st Vice President of the SDF, Hon. Jushua Nambangi Osih, also pledged his party’s support to the national solidarity effort.
“The SDF appreciates the fact that it was invited to participate in this concertation on civid-19. We hold the opinion that when the country is attacked by external forces, be them invisible, like the coronavirus, everybody should rally in solidarity behind the government to fight the enemy. We must keep aside our political inclinations and see how together we can keep the enemy at bay. We must put country first in all we do,” Hon. Osih said.
Other opposition party leaders including Issa Tchiroma Bakari, Cabral Libii, Dakolle Daissalla, Francis Kwemo etc also joined their voices to herald support to the national effort to combat coronavirus.
Leaders of political parties represented in parliament have pledged support to efforts by government to combat the coronavirus. They have enjoined their militants to contribute to the National Solidarity Fund created by President Biya.
By Ayukogem Steven Ojong in Yaounde
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| President Biya’s covid-19 measures have been endorsed by opposition |
The political leaders made the pronouncement jointly and severally, during a concertation they had with the Prime Minister, Dr. Joseph Dion Ngute, at the Star Building, on Thursday 9 April.
The meeting that saw the participation among others of the leaders of the SDF, UNDP, PCRN, UDC, FSNC, MDR and UMS, was convened by the PM on behalf of the Head of State, Paul Biya.
Attending the meeting, the president of the leading opposition party in the National Assembly, UNDP, Bello Bouba Maigari, pledged the support of his party to the measures by government to fight the coronavirus. He said all initiatives seeking national generosity towards fighting coronavirus must respect the laws of the republic.
“The NUDP hereby pledges its support and contribution to government’s response to the coronavirus. UNDP militants would be sensitized to adhere strictly to the safety measures prescribed by the government and to contribute generously to the National Solidarity Fund instituted by the head of state to fight the disease in Cameroon,” Minister Bello Bouba pledged,inviting militants of his party to contribute their widow’s mite to the solidarity fund.
For his part, the 1st Vice President of the SDF, Hon. Jushua Nambangi Osih, also pledged his party’s support to the national solidarity effort.
“The SDF appreciates the fact that it was invited to participate in this concertation on civid-19. We hold the opinion that when the country is attacked by external forces, be them invisible, like the coronavirus, everybody should rally in solidarity behind the government to fight the enemy. We must keep aside our political inclinations and see how together we can keep the enemy at bay. We must put country first in all we do,” Hon. Osih said.
Other opposition party leaders including Issa Tchiroma Bakari, Cabral Libii, Dakolle Daissalla, Francis Kwemo etc also joined their voices to herald support to the national effort to combat coronavirus.
Confusion in Gov’t Action?
Who Issued Official Text Reviewing School Calendar?
By Doh Bertrand Nua in Yaounde
The ministers of Basic and Secondary education have rejected a jointly signed document purportedly sent out by them which was broadcast on state media and widely circulated on the social media, readjusting the calendar of the school year as government still battles to contain the surging coronavirus cases in the country.
Profs. Laurent Serge Etoundi Ngoa and Pauline Egbe Nalova Lyonga in a joint release issued called on the population and education stakeholders to ignore the documented that was earlier circulated on social media, scheduling the restart of classes for 20 April as well as fixing dates for official end-of-year examinations.
Speaking on state broadcaster, CRTV, Nalova explained that it is only the Prime Minister or the Head upon instructions from the Head of State that could take the decision as to when classes will resume for the continuation of the school year depending on the situation of the coronavirus in the country.
As per the disclaimed calendar, practical sessions for exams for the French subsystem of education would have held 1-5 June 2020 while the written part would have begun Tuesday 7 July to Wednesday 8, 2020. Practical sessions as per the document for First School Leaving Examination, were scheduled for Tuesday 2 July 2020 with the written phase to be on Tuesday 7-8 July 2020. The Government Common Entrance examination was scheduled for Tuesday June 20.
By Doh Bertrand Nua in Yaounde
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| Did Profs Nalova Lyonga & Etoundi Ngoa jontly issue disclaimed text? |
Profs. Laurent Serge Etoundi Ngoa and Pauline Egbe Nalova Lyonga in a joint release issued called on the population and education stakeholders to ignore the documented that was earlier circulated on social media, scheduling the restart of classes for 20 April as well as fixing dates for official end-of-year examinations.
Speaking on state broadcaster, CRTV, Nalova explained that it is only the Prime Minister or the Head upon instructions from the Head of State that could take the decision as to when classes will resume for the continuation of the school year depending on the situation of the coronavirus in the country.
As per the disclaimed calendar, practical sessions for exams for the French subsystem of education would have held 1-5 June 2020 while the written part would have begun Tuesday 7 July to Wednesday 8, 2020. Practical sessions as per the document for First School Leaving Examination, were scheduled for Tuesday 2 July 2020 with the written phase to be on Tuesday 7-8 July 2020. The Government Common Entrance examination was scheduled for Tuesday June 20.
Cameroon Survival Fund:
Bank Ordered to Close Kamto’s Covid-19 Account
By Doh Bertrand Nua in Yaounde
The Minister of Territorial Administration has ordered the closure of all accounts created by the Cameroon Renaissance Movement, CRM party to collect funds to assist in the fight against the spread of the deadly coronavirus in the country.
In a letter addressed to Afriland First Bank Thursday 9 April 2020 a copy of which The Median procured, Paul Atanga Nji ordered the financial institution to with immediate effect freeze all accounts created by leaders of some political parties and associations with the aim of fighting the coronavirus.
The order from the MINAT boss comes barely two days after he issued another communique Tuesday 7 April, requesting some leaders of political parties and groups to halt all public fundraisings organise in the fight of the coronavirus pandemic in the country.
The release was issues after Kamto in an address to his followers in and out of the country created what he term the Survival Fund, an initiative to raise funds and assists in the fight against the spread of the virus in Cameroon.
Kamto noted his initiative was to close the gaps in the fight against the pandemic following government’s weak measures put in place as well as the failure of the President to address his compatriots in the face of a global pandemic.
Atanga Nji in the release evoked the legal provisions binding public fundraisings and urged political party leaders to join the National Solidarity Fund created by government and follow the laid down rules guiding such initiatives.
By Doh Bertrand Nua in Yaounde
The Minister of Territorial Administration has ordered the closure of all accounts created by the Cameroon Renaissance Movement, CRM party to collect funds to assist in the fight against the spread of the deadly coronavirus in the country.
In a letter addressed to Afriland First Bank Thursday 9 April 2020 a copy of which The Median procured, Paul Atanga Nji ordered the financial institution to with immediate effect freeze all accounts created by leaders of some political parties and associations with the aim of fighting the coronavirus.
The order from the MINAT boss comes barely two days after he issued another communique Tuesday 7 April, requesting some leaders of political parties and groups to halt all public fundraisings organise in the fight of the coronavirus pandemic in the country.
The release was issues after Kamto in an address to his followers in and out of the country created what he term the Survival Fund, an initiative to raise funds and assists in the fight against the spread of the virus in Cameroon.
Kamto noted his initiative was to close the gaps in the fight against the pandemic following government’s weak measures put in place as well as the failure of the President to address his compatriots in the face of a global pandemic.
Atanga Nji in the release evoked the legal provisions binding public fundraisings and urged political party leaders to join the National Solidarity Fund created by government and follow the laid down rules guiding such initiatives.
Cacophony of Gov’t Communication & Action:
PM Puts Order in the House, Calls Ministers to Order
-A letter signed by the SG of the PM’s Office and addressed to government ministers, minister delegates and secretaries of state, exhorts them to obtain prior administrative visa before signing any official texts relating to government policy. The PM also warned ministers to henceforth respect all relevant presidential texts relating to government communication and government solidarity.
By Ayukogem Steven Ojong in Yaounde
“The attention of the Prime Minister, Head of Government, has on many occasions been drawn to the multiplication of personal and solitary initiatives by some government ministers in the exercise of their official duties, in disregard for the cardinal principles of collaboration, solidarity and the respect of regulatory guidelines on procedures of government action, as stipulated in the general instructions No 002 of 04 June 1998 and 1st October 2002.”
This is how the SG of the PM’s Office, Seraphin Magloire Fouda, opened the letter, calling ministers, minister delegates and secretaries of state, to order.
Captioned: ‘Recalling Certain Principles relating to the organization of government action,’ the SG of the PM’s Office told the ministers that his boss, the PM, has charged him to remind them of the obligation to submit all regulatory texts to the PM’s Office for prior validation and visa before such texts are signed by the ministers this, in accordance with the presidential circular No 004/CAB/PR of 20 August 1991 relating to administrative visas.
Harping notably on the implementation of government’s response measures to the covid-19 which is rapidly spreading in Cameroon, the PM reminded all stakeholder administrations of the obligation to henceforth solicit and obtain his prior and formal authorization, before taking any general measures this, to avoid the cacophony that is observed in government’s communication since the unset of coronavirus.
Literally pulling the ears of the ministers and minister delegates, the PM exhorted them to exercise restraint and prudence in their oral and written communications, especially on matters with a bearing on government policy in general, and the covid-19 in particular.
The PM warned the ministers that any defaulters on these prescriptions would just be violating and disrespecting the instructions of the head of state, in his circular no 009/CAB/PR of 31 December 1985 relating to public declarations by government functionaries, and the circular no 005/CAB/PR of 25 June 1989 relating to government communication. He warned further that any defaulters will have themselves to blame.
He enjoined Ministers to henceforth associate the minister of Communication in all their communication initiatives.
The PM impressed on the ministers the primordial importance and obligation of solidarity and collaboration in all government actions, as defined by the presidential circular no 002/CAB/PR of 27 April 2001 relating to the obligation of government solidarity.
Chief Dr Dion Ngute exhorts ministers, minister delegates and secretaries of state to exercise a spirit of openness, frank collaboration, cohesion and synergy in the excercise of their duties. He noted that government departments are not islands, and government action is “transversal and inter-ministerial.”
-A letter signed by the SG of the PM’s Office and addressed to government ministers, minister delegates and secretaries of state, exhorts them to obtain prior administrative visa before signing any official texts relating to government policy. The PM also warned ministers to henceforth respect all relevant presidential texts relating to government communication and government solidarity.
By Ayukogem Steven Ojong in Yaounde
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| PM Chief Dr. Dion Ngute |
This is how the SG of the PM’s Office, Seraphin Magloire Fouda, opened the letter, calling ministers, minister delegates and secretaries of state, to order.
Captioned: ‘Recalling Certain Principles relating to the organization of government action,’ the SG of the PM’s Office told the ministers that his boss, the PM, has charged him to remind them of the obligation to submit all regulatory texts to the PM’s Office for prior validation and visa before such texts are signed by the ministers this, in accordance with the presidential circular No 004/CAB/PR of 20 August 1991 relating to administrative visas.
Harping notably on the implementation of government’s response measures to the covid-19 which is rapidly spreading in Cameroon, the PM reminded all stakeholder administrations of the obligation to henceforth solicit and obtain his prior and formal authorization, before taking any general measures this, to avoid the cacophony that is observed in government’s communication since the unset of coronavirus.
Literally pulling the ears of the ministers and minister delegates, the PM exhorted them to exercise restraint and prudence in their oral and written communications, especially on matters with a bearing on government policy in general, and the covid-19 in particular.
The PM warned the ministers that any defaulters on these prescriptions would just be violating and disrespecting the instructions of the head of state, in his circular no 009/CAB/PR of 31 December 1985 relating to public declarations by government functionaries, and the circular no 005/CAB/PR of 25 June 1989 relating to government communication. He warned further that any defaulters will have themselves to blame.
He enjoined Ministers to henceforth associate the minister of Communication in all their communication initiatives.
The PM impressed on the ministers the primordial importance and obligation of solidarity and collaboration in all government actions, as defined by the presidential circular no 002/CAB/PR of 27 April 2001 relating to the obligation of government solidarity.
Chief Dr Dion Ngute exhorts ministers, minister delegates and secretaries of state to exercise a spirit of openness, frank collaboration, cohesion and synergy in the excercise of their duties. He noted that government departments are not islands, and government action is “transversal and inter-ministerial.”
Treatment of Coronavirus:
By Doh Bertrand Nua in Yaounde
The Minister of Scientific Research and Innovation has reassured that Cameroon has all its takes to begin the mass production of Chloroquine and azythromycine, two drugs now commonly used in the treatment of coronavirus.
“…We have the equipment, the personnel and the laboratories. In short, we have all it takes to fabricate chloroquine,” Tchuente assured, noting the recruitment of some 748 young researchers by her ministry.
However, the Research Minister regretted that despite the ready equipment and technical know-how, the raw materials (active ingredients) needed for the production of the drugs, are not readily available.
“…What we don’t have in stock are the raw materials needed for producing the drugs. The raw materials are found only in China and India,” Tchuente said, at once noting the excellent relations between Cameroon and China, which she said could make importation of the materials less challenging.
“Our intention is that by the time we get to the peak of the virus in Cameroon we should be able to produce the medication locally,” Tchuente said, adding that everything being equal, her Ministry can produce between 2000-9000 tablets of cholroquine per day, a capacity she said can handle an overwhelming situation.
According to the health minister, he suggested the local production of the drugs because it is the treatment protocol consensually put out by medics. However, the minister noted that the drugs are in short supply, especially chloroquine which had been withdrawn from the market years ago.
It should be noted that the chloroquine/azythromycine combination has so far proven successful in the treatment of positive cases in Cameroon as well as in other countries. So far, over 61 persons have fully recovered from the virus in Cameroon.
Coronavirus:
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| Hon. Yebga Judith epse Meno Pufong |
By Doh Bertrand Nua in Yaounde
Commercial motorbike riders within Yaounde VI municipality have benefited hygiene kits and sensitization on ways to prevent and avoid the spread of the deadly coronavirus within the municipality.
The gifts were donated by Hon. Yebga Judith Sama epse Meno, CPDM Member of Parliament for Mfoundi VI constituency, on Tuesday 7 April 2020.
This was in a ceremony at the Yaounde VI DO’s office, in the presence of the DO, Etoundi Joseph Alain, alongside some medical experts.
The gifts comprised hand sanitizers, masks, gloves, jackets as well as washing soaps and buckets.
Speaking on the occasion, the MP said the donation falls in line with her election campaign promises, one of which was to assist the population wherever and whenever the need arises.
“The government has done so much to stop the spread of this deadly pandemic. So I thought that the motormen who are the most exposed because they go out every day to look for their daily bread should be assisted and sensitized,” she said.
Plan To Rebuild & Develop NW & SW Regions:
About 90bn Needed To Repair CDC & Pamol
- Workers and management of the two agro-industries in the SW have greeted government’s announcement of a plan for reconstruction and development of NW and SW regions, following over three years of a ravaging armed conflict.
By Ayukogem Steven Ojong in Yaounde
The General Managers of the Cameroon Development Corporation, CDC and Pamol Plantations PLc have jumped for joy following the announcement by government of a plan to reconstruct and develop the NW and SW regions that have suffered untold destruction due to the continuing armed conflict in the two regions.
The rehabilitation of CDC and Pamol is a recommendation of the Grand National Dialogue, GND that was convened by President Paul Biya in October-November 2019, to seek lasting solutions to the Anglophone question.
Managers of the agro-industries told CRTV that they had since gone to work soon after the Grand Dialogue, and they have done an evaluation of the damage and destruction suffered by their respective plantation estates and factories.
“All our plantations have suffered huge losses due to the conflict. It would require something like 8.8 billion fcfa to rehabilitate the plantations so that they can start producing again,” said Chief Charles Mekanya Okon, GM of Pamol.
As for the much bigger company, the CDC, that counts a workforce of over 22.000 persons, its GM, Franklin Ngoni Njie, says the losses incurred due damage of the company’s infrastructures and equipment, especially the palm oil mill at Iloani, can be valued at over 6 billion fcfa. Njie said further that if the losses due to destruction of the plantations are factored the cost of rehabilitation can be estimated at about Fcfa 68 billion.
Both GMs used the opportunity of the chat with CRTV’s reporters to acknowledge the support they have so far received from the government. They said thanks to the financial assistance from government, they were able to continue operations in some areas, even though at a very minimal level.
“Thanks to support from the government and protection from the military and some vigilante groups, we were able to keep some of our production units functioning. So far we have been able to produce over 1000 tons of palm oil at our oil mill in Ndian. But the challenge we now face is how to evacuate the oil from Ndian to the Douala port for shipment,” regretted the Pamol GM.
For his part, the GM of CDC, also acknowledged receiving some bailout support from the government.
- Workers and management of the two agro-industries in the SW have greeted government’s announcement of a plan for reconstruction and development of NW and SW regions, following over three years of a ravaging armed conflict.
By Ayukogem Steven Ojong in Yaounde
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| CDC GM, Franklin Ngoni Njie |
The rehabilitation of CDC and Pamol is a recommendation of the Grand National Dialogue, GND that was convened by President Paul Biya in October-November 2019, to seek lasting solutions to the Anglophone question.
Managers of the agro-industries told CRTV that they had since gone to work soon after the Grand Dialogue, and they have done an evaluation of the damage and destruction suffered by their respective plantation estates and factories.
“All our plantations have suffered huge losses due to the conflict. It would require something like 8.8 billion fcfa to rehabilitate the plantations so that they can start producing again,” said Chief Charles Mekanya Okon, GM of Pamol.
As for the much bigger company, the CDC, that counts a workforce of over 22.000 persons, its GM, Franklin Ngoni Njie, says the losses incurred due damage of the company’s infrastructures and equipment, especially the palm oil mill at Iloani, can be valued at over 6 billion fcfa. Njie said further that if the losses due to destruction of the plantations are factored the cost of rehabilitation can be estimated at about Fcfa 68 billion.
Both GMs used the opportunity of the chat with CRTV’s reporters to acknowledge the support they have so far received from the government. They said thanks to the financial assistance from government, they were able to continue operations in some areas, even though at a very minimal level.
“Thanks to support from the government and protection from the military and some vigilante groups, we were able to keep some of our production units functioning. So far we have been able to produce over 1000 tons of palm oil at our oil mill in Ndian. But the challenge we now face is how to evacuate the oil from Ndian to the Douala port for shipment,” regretted the Pamol GM.
For his part, the GM of CDC, also acknowledged receiving some bailout support from the government.
Obili, Yaounde:
Collapsed Building Kills Couple, Pregnant Woman, Three Others
At least three lifeless bodies were among the several victims that were retrieved from the rubble of a building that collapsed at the Monte Chappelle Obili neighbourhood in Yaounde, at about 8 am on Thursday 9 April, reports said.
By Mercy Neba in Yaounde
Voluntary rescue teams rushed to the scene of the accident, soon after the four storey building gave way and crashed to the ground, eye witness reports said.
The brave rescue men, mostly commercial motorbike riders, managed to pull out a number of victims, some of whom had already given up the ghost.
A pregnant woman was among the lifeless bodies retrieved from under the rubble, it was reported
At least four persons died in the accident, among them a teenager who died later in hospital. Many survivors were severely injured.
Local administrative authorities, who visited the scene later, told reporters that the building was constructed in total disrespect of construction norms.
At least three lifeless bodies were among the several victims that were retrieved from the rubble of a building that collapsed at the Monte Chappelle Obili neighbourhood in Yaounde, at about 8 am on Thursday 9 April, reports said.
By Mercy Neba in Yaounde
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| Rescue units and residents trying to retrieve trapped persons from the rubbble of collapsed building at Chapelle Obili in Yaounde |
The brave rescue men, mostly commercial motorbike riders, managed to pull out a number of victims, some of whom had already given up the ghost.
A pregnant woman was among the lifeless bodies retrieved from under the rubble, it was reported
At least four persons died in the accident, among them a teenager who died later in hospital. Many survivors were severely injured.
Local administrative authorities, who visited the scene later, told reporters that the building was constructed in total disrespect of construction norms.
Y’de Central Hospital:
Covid-19 Positive Woman Delivers Bouncing Baby
By Mercy Neba in Yaounde
The Minister of Public Health, Dr. Manaounda Malachie has congratulated medics for strides made in the fight to contain the coronavirus spread in the country. The minister saluted the successes recorded by healthcare givers as he disclosed the successful recovery of 61 previously infected cases.
He was speaking 6 April during the daily press conferences organised to brief the population on the evolution of the health crisis in the country.
He disclosed that one of the highest success recorded by medics in Cameroon is the recovery of 43 cases on a single day.
Covid-19 Woman Delivers Baby
The health minister also took to twitter to hail medics for successfully delivering a covid-19 positive lady of her baby.
“We welcomed this 11:12pm, the first baby born to a covid-19 positive mother at the Central hospital of Yaounde,” Manounda tweeted, while congratulating Dr. Yaneu, the medic who was on duty and his team for the achievement.
According to Prof Anne Esther Njom Nlend, neonatologist and Associate Professor of Paediatrics, separation from the mother is not necessary and breastfeeding is very possible, provided the mother puts on a face mask.
She has equally recommended the baby be placed in an incubator in a dedicated area for a fourteen-day quarantine period or less, and if possible confined at home, according to its condition.
By Mercy Neba in Yaounde
The Minister of Public Health, Dr. Manaounda Malachie has congratulated medics for strides made in the fight to contain the coronavirus spread in the country. The minister saluted the successes recorded by healthcare givers as he disclosed the successful recovery of 61 previously infected cases.
He was speaking 6 April during the daily press conferences organised to brief the population on the evolution of the health crisis in the country.
He disclosed that one of the highest success recorded by medics in Cameroon is the recovery of 43 cases on a single day.
Covid-19 Woman Delivers Baby
The health minister also took to twitter to hail medics for successfully delivering a covid-19 positive lady of her baby.
“We welcomed this 11:12pm, the first baby born to a covid-19 positive mother at the Central hospital of Yaounde,” Manounda tweeted, while congratulating Dr. Yaneu, the medic who was on duty and his team for the achievement.
According to Prof Anne Esther Njom Nlend, neonatologist and Associate Professor of Paediatrics, separation from the mother is not necessary and breastfeeding is very possible, provided the mother puts on a face mask.
She has equally recommended the baby be placed in an incubator in a dedicated area for a fourteen-day quarantine period or less, and if possible confined at home, according to its condition.
Coronavirus:
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| B’da city mayor, Paul Achombong talks with the press |
By Doh Bertrand Nua in Yaounde
Traders in Markets in Bamenda have been exonerated from paying market tolls and other incidental taxes for a period of two months. This is in a bid to accompany them to adhere to the measures prescribed by the government to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the country.
The decision was announced recently by the City Mayor of Bamenda, Paul Achobong Tambeng, as he went out sensitizing the population on the incidence of the virus, and measures prescribed by government to check its spread in the country.
Business persons operating at the Bamenda main market, the Nkwen Market, Ntarikon Market and the Food Market are those to benefit the mayor’s largesse.
The Mayor said traders who have already paid their rents for the period concerned will equally be looked into so that everybody benefits equally.
“The petty traders who come to sell one thing or the other and pay 100 frs will equally be exempted from paying that amount for a period of two months,” Achobong instructed.
He enjoined traders and business persons to observe proper hygiene around their vicinities in order to remain safe from the deadly virus. He prescribed respect for basic hygiene rules to all traders and their customers as recommended by the World Health Orgnisation and the government so as to prevent the markets from becoming breeding grounds for the virus.
In yet another outing, Achobong outlined additional measures to be observed by Bamenda inhabitants in public places as a means to bar the virus infesting the region.
The Mayor, who puts the wellbeing of his population at the top of his agenda, has made hand washing around all markets and public places compulsory.
The Covid-19 measures only add to the city council’s operation clean city campaign which has witnessed the clearing of garbage from all major quarters in Bamenda.
Fighting Covid-19 in Y’de:
CCMN Donates Hygiene Kits to Traders, Bikers
By Doh Bertrand Nua in Yde
Members of Cameroon Commercial Media Network (CCMN) have donated some basic hygiene kits to traders and bike riders at Chapelle Obili, Yaounde.
The donation falls in line with the battle against the spread of the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
The gesture was extended to traders and inhabitants of Chapelle, on Friday 10 April 2020.
The gifts comprised wash hand buckets, soap and masks.
Speaking while handing over the gifts, CCMN centre regional coordinator, Muma Sandrine urged the market women and bike riders of the vicinity to scrupulously respect all the hygiene measures prescribed by government and the WHO to bar the way to the spread of the dreaded pandemic.
By Doh Bertrand Nua in Yde
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| CCMN donates hygiene kits to traders, bikers |
The donation falls in line with the battle against the spread of the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
The gesture was extended to traders and inhabitants of Chapelle, on Friday 10 April 2020.
The gifts comprised wash hand buckets, soap and masks.
Speaking while handing over the gifts, CCMN centre regional coordinator, Muma Sandrine urged the market women and bike riders of the vicinity to scrupulously respect all the hygiene measures prescribed by government and the WHO to bar the way to the spread of the dreaded pandemic.
Nutritional Advice During the Coronavirus Pandemic*
By Julius E. Oben**
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| Julius E. Oben |
Other theories have been put forward as to how best to manage COVID-19, ranging from the use of pharmaceutical products like chloroquine to food supplements. For any of these to merit any serious consideration, it is important to know how the body actually reacts to viral infections. The human body generally has the appropriate mechanisms to defend itself against bacterial or viral (pathogen) attacks. The first line of defense is generally through the physical barrier provided by the skin and associated structures like dermal and nasal. If the pathogen however goes through this first line of defense into the body’s circulation, the second line of defense – the immune system immediately kicks into play, producing a variety of substances to get rid of the foreign substance which is also known as antigen. One of these substances called antibodies recognizes features of the antigen and attacks it continuously to get rid of it. The immune system’s ‘memory’ can now have the ability to produce antibodies in future if it sees the same pathogen again like in the cases for viruses that cause chickenpox or polio, destroying it before the symptoms become serious. For some other viruses like coronaviruses that cause the common cold, their recognition by the immune system seems to be lost after a short while, making people vulnerable to suffering frequently from colds. Since SARS-CoV-2 has only been recently discovered and presently causing havoc worldwide, it is not yet known how the immune system or the immune system’s memory is going to handle it. It is therefore important for the body to have an efficient immune system.
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