Fight against COVID-19: Face Masks Now Fast Becoming a Major Source of contamination in cameroon

Fight against COVID-19: Face Masks Now Fast Becoming a Major Source of contamination  in cameroon

Non medicalized  face mask are now posing as a major threat to fight against covid 19 in Cameroon and is gradually playing the role of a Major source of contamination.

Given that basically everybody has jumped into the business to make money through mass irregular production looking at the increasing demand.

Production and sales of the non medicalized face masks has suddenly become a lucrative business in Cameroon and does not require any license to produce or permit to sell. The price range vary from 100frs to 350, 500, 1000 and now to even 1500frs from the day government officialized the law on wearing of masks in public gatherings.

The mad rush into that business sector was motivated by government's decision of Monday the 13 of April 2020 ordering through the prime Minister Chief Dr Dion Ngute the wearing of face masks by every citizen before appearing in public.

As such every Cameroonians since the date of signature of the decree by compulsure were forced to stretch hands where ever to put on the mask or face the wrath of the law.

By so doing average Cameroonians who cannot afford or who lack the means were bound to go for cheap and less costly face masks in respect of the law.

Most, as we report have even resorted to tearing and stitching old loins to look like face masks and wear.

Also worth noting is that obscured production and tailing shop for the production of such face masks have now erupted.

The sales of the locally fabricated non medicated face masks which is done harphazardly and purely under in hygienic condition is now the rule of the day from statistic.

The call for concern now is, how will the protection exercise be effective in a situation where, the seller, the buyer and users of the face mask remain vulnerable to COVID-19 even in the process of taking guard.

Most school of thought are of the opinion that Gov't should make redress, set control measures or embarb on the production and the free distribution of medicalized face masks. Without which, according to great pundits, all efforts or attempts to contain the virus in Cameroon will be in vane.

With this type of picture are we multiplying the spread of corona or preventing or protecting individuals against the virus