As the Olympic games in Japan takes off this Month, a former Anambra State Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association, Dr. Peter Ogbuka, has stressed the need for contingents to take all precautionary measures to ensure that they do not contract the dreaded Covid-19 virus.
In a statement in Awka ahead of the games, Dr. Ogbuka expressed optimism that the government of Japan has done the needful by taking far reaching measures to ensure Zero tolerance of the virus during the games.
The medical expert encouraged Nigerians not to shy away from taking the vaccines for Covid-19 not minding the myth surrounding its administration.
According to him, medical science has not recorded any deaths due to the administration of the vaccines.
Dr. Ogbuka maintained that besides, it is better to err on the side of caution than to fall prey to the pandemic which has decimated the world’s population.
The medical expert further noted that not minding the recording of one or two cases of the Delta variant of Covid-19 in Nigeria, people are advised to adhere strictly to the stipulated protocols which include wearing facemask, constant hand washing and social distancing.
