Coronavirus: People Wey Bleach Their Skin Dey For Big  Trouble – Doctor Warn

One doctor, Dr Chinoso Egemba don warn people wey don bleach their skin to stop it if they wan dey safe from coronavirus.
Egemba, wey people sabi am as  ‘Aproko Doctor’, yarn dis tori for the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, say some bleaching creams and soaps contain steroids, wey dey reduce body immunity.
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“If you are bleaching, stop it because it is reducing your immunity and people or patients with low immunity suffer more and may likely die from the virus.
 
“Steroids are basically anti-inflammatory drugs and inflammation is one way our bodies dispose off foreign substances. It could be via body swelling in form of boils or redness of the skin.
 
“So steroids reduce the body’s response to anything that could cause inflammation.
 
“Now, there are different types of bleaching creams and soaps but some particular types contain steroids and it can bleach the skin or cause skin lightening.
 
“When you use such cream or soap for a long time, it’s not just on the surface, your skin absorbs the steroids in the cream and it reduces your body immunity,”
“When you take such tablets you are reducing or weakening your immune system.
 
“So in relation to COVID-19, having strong immunity is one of the major ways patients are surviving the disease and if you have low or weak immunity as a result of bleaching, you suffer more and may likely die from coronavirus disease,” 
“Stop smoking, drink little or no alcohol, sleeping well, eating a balanced diet, take fruits and vegetables, take regular moderate exercise and reduce stress.
 
“These acts help our immune systems to be in the best shape possible to tackle pathogens and even coronavirus,” 

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