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The state of health ended at midnight on Friday. It concerned the Dakar and Thiès regions, which concentrate the majority of Covid-19 cases. A decision announced by President Macky Sall in his message to the nation on March 8 after days of demonstrations and violence that killed at least 10 people. The measure runs until Saturday, but is therefore not extended. At the same time, Senegal has just crossed the threshold of 1,000 deaths linked to the coronavirus pandemic. What do the people of Dakar think?
as reported from Dakar, Charlotte Idrac
At the market in the Ouakam district, Aminata Diagne sells drugs and ready to use. The lifting of the health disaster is good news for its business.
“All the goods you see there – she shows – I have not managed to sell, especially clothes for baptisms and weddings. Since it resumes, it suits me. You have to live with this disease. ”
The measure particularly implied the ban on family ceremonies and gatherings. For this chicken seller, it is a relief. “Restaurants did not buy anything from us, and with the restrictions on opening markets, it is really difficult. Activities must be resumed. “
For this man sitting in front of his house, the end of the state of health disaster is heading in the direction of relaxation after the demonstrations. “It’s also to ease the tension, because young people, when they want to go out at night, work at night, they are the ones who went out to demonstrate.”
This is also what Ndiaga Kane, municipal agent, thinks, but he warns against the risk of laxity. Nightclubs, parties, you have to pay attention. Wear masks and wash your hands. Especially since we Senegalese are stubborn. ”
The head of state recalled it during the last Council of Ministers: “The abolition of the state of health disaster does not mean the end of the pandemic”. At the same time, the vaccination campaign continues.
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