Somaliland quarantined in 4/5 stars Hotels, Looks what happens if you were in South Korea

[Suldaanka]

'It's like a jail': Australian GP's unplanned trip to South Korea

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Out of Africa: the coronoavirus outbreak meant Melbourne GP David Zheng fled Madagascar - to South Korea.

[galbeedi]

Suldaanka,

You didn't get the message. It is not about the quality of the accommodation, but the protocols nations flow to quarantine travelers who might be carriers of the virus. If you put someone in four star hotel and ask them to pay  for accomodation they can't afford, certainly they will try to escape or bribe their way out.

I would prefer if Somaliland puts them in military camp, a boarding school or some where were the government should monitor their movements.

The Korean did a good job of quarantining this fellow from the public.That is why their cases are declining and death toll is very small.

[Suldaanka]

Granted the whole point is about health and not accommodation, yet, one has to make the most of the situation. It iprobably true the South Koreans footing the bills themselves and hence why they had to resort to the cheapest available on the market.

But in the case of Somaliland, the fact that the costs of quarantine is covered by the quarantined people themselves and hence boosting the local ailing hotel businesses in these 'lockdown' times. I think that is a good move in both worlds.

Below is UN employee being tested, twice daily for temperature, cough or other known symptoms of COVID-19, at his quarantine residence located about 10km outside Somaliland. 

By doing these routine checks and implementing systems and precedures, the different teams involved in responding to COVID-19 have improved tremendously over the last couple of weeks. 

And thanks to these practical exercises and tasks, those involved in the frontline are now more confident in themselves and their precedures in dealing with COVID19. 

 

 

[galbeedi]

It looks ok. 

THe government can take over one hotel with all the protocols and put people and charge them some small money. Remember, the health of the people is more important few dollars.

Somaliland can put aside few thousands of  dollars for the virus efforts and rent one large hotel without charging the traveler who is locked down two weeks.

 

[Suldaanka]

3 hours ago, galbeedi said:

It looks ok. 

THe government can take over one hotel with all the protocols and put people and charge them some small money. Remember, the health of the people is more important few dollars.

Somaliland can put aside few thousands of  dollars for the virus efforts and rent one large hotel without charging the traveler who is locked down two weeks.

 

I think the issue here is not to just target a particular group of people, because if you do that then you are not learning a lot. 

The idea is to be able to deal with an outbreak. To learn ways and methods to control an outbreak. And that is the advise the medical doctors have told the President. Rather than put a stop sign at the gate. This is a global issue and also an opportunity to lift your game and try to see with the tools you have how far you can stretch it. 

Right now there around 3000 people in quarantine. What the professionals have learned so far is the supply of masks and protective gear is low and need to be boosted. Other key needs have been identified. Groups of teams in roster have been created to carry out spot checks and route tasks, there is a chain of command. Etc. etc. 

All that, while you are still in control of the situation, because when the virus comes you have no control and learning as you becomes a difficult task or impossible task.

So you better be ready when it comes and surely it will come regardless of what measures you take. 

Minister for Agriculture Mudane Ahmed Mummin Seed recently mentioned that Somaliland's food security has never been better, it has stock piled enough cereal and wheat to last for full year. All from state own farm lands in Awdal, Maroodijex, Gabiley, Togdheer and Oodweine. 

And hopefully if we get this locust outbreak under control, there is more land cultivated during this rainy season.  

Why is this important? You have to be prepared for yourself and your own food security as well as your medical expertise.

Which is why I think the frontline medical teams need to be on the front foot in order to improve and learn and grow. You have to be fighting the fight and not just learning how to fight from a book.