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Coronavirus: Shelve Travels To China, Asia, SEAMATA Warns Members

The Umbrella body of all Traders in the South East, the Amalgamated Markets Traders Association (SEAMATA), has called on traders in the South East zone in particular and the country in general to shelve for now all business trips to China and other Asia countries to avoid getting contact with the deadly Corona virus now plaguing that part of the world.
This appeal was contained in a statement signed by the President-General of SEAMATA, Chief Gozie Akudolu and its Secretary-General, Mr Alex Okwudili, made available to newsmen in Enugu yesterday.
According to the statement, the association is passionately appealing to all members of the association and indeed, Nigerians to shelve all business trips to China, other Asian and Far East countries for now, until the deadly coronavirus epidemic is successfully and effectively contained.
Their words, “SEAMATA wishes to inform all our members in particular and all the traders across the federation in general, to be on red alert over the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus epidemic currently in China and other Asian and Far East countries.Incidentally, China and other Asian countries remain the business destinations of our members in their numbers.
“The association calls on all members to use for now, electronic and internet channels in dealing with their partners in China and other Asian countries until a remarkable improvement in the control of the deadly coronavirus is achieved and the virus totally eradicated.
“In line with the advice of the Federal Ministry of Health, the association is reminding our teeming members across the federation to always make use of surgical masks in crowded places.
Continuing, they further said “Traders and Nigerians in general should maintain a very high standard of personal hygiene and always have hand sanitizers handy to keep the risk of infection at a distance’’.
The statement also reminded Nigerians to always remember that “once anyone is infected with the virus, the individual’s household members, friends, associates and indeed the entire society including the churches and markets are in a serious danger.
By: Canice Amadi, Enugu
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