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RE: MASK-UP (A Rejoinder)

Written by Seun Adefope  https://psalm007blog.wordpress.com/ My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge… This is a scriptural verse credited to Prophet Hosea. I agree with Michel de Montaigne who said that there is no desire more natural than the desire for knowledge. This knowledge is what St. Augustine described as ‘awareness’ which makes it relevant to say that knowledge and human power are synonymous, according to Francis Bacon. All of these make it valid to say that a good decision is based on knowledge and not numbers with reference to Plato. Bertrand Russell said, ‘Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.’ While Georg Wilhelm stated that we do not need to be shoe-makers to know if our shoes fit, and just as little have we any need to be professionals to acquire knowledge of matters of universal interest. All of these quotes are meant to acknowledge

MASK-UP! Help Humanity Kill Coronavirus

" I have issued another amendment to the Quarantine Regulations requiring everyone in Kaduna State to wear a face mask when going out of their homes or workplaces for any reason ". This proclamation came from Mallam El Rufai, Governor of the northern state of  Kaduna, Nigeria after his recovery from Covid-19. The Nigerian states of Lagos, Ogun and the FCT had also issued out similar orders. THE PESTILENCE THAT IS DECIMATING HUMANITY The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the name of the virus responsible for causing the disease named Covid-19 or simply Coronavirus.  (Covid-19) pandemic was reported to have broken out in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. It has led to unprecedented disruptions to global supply chains, economies and sources of human livelihoods. It has led to a sharp drop in global crude oil prices and other commodities, turmoil in global stock and financial markets, and has led to massive cancellations of sporting, schedule