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Breaking the cycle of the COVID-19 transmission: a challenge for Nigeria

COVID-19 has already spread to almost every country in the world, including the arctic. The impact on human health has been severe, with an increasing number of fatalities. With the spread comes economic hardship due to the preventive strategies adopted. Movement restrictions imposed in Nigeria as a...

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Main Authors: Garba, Bashiru, Zakaria, Zunita, Salihu, Mohammed Danlami, Bande, Faruku, Saidu, Mohammed Bashir, Bala, Jamilu Abubakar
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Language:English
Published: Edinburgh University Global Health Society 2020
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88059/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88059/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7535133/
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spelling my.upm.eprints.880592022-05-24T04:23:03Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88059/ Breaking the cycle of the COVID-19 transmission: a challenge for Nigeria Garba, Bashiru Zakaria, Zunita Salihu, Mohammed Danlami Bande, Faruku Saidu, Mohammed Bashir Bala, Jamilu Abubakar COVID-19 has already spread to almost every country in the world, including the arctic. The impact on human health has been severe, with an increasing number of fatalities. With the spread comes economic hardship due to the preventive strategies adopted. Movement restrictions imposed in Nigeria as a result of the outbreak have generated controversies among the poor masses that depend on daily hustles to fend for themselves and their families. Nigeria being a very populous country with a high number of low-income earners who depend on their daily efforts to get food for their families, control measures like the movement restrictions and closure of business premises would have a devastating impact on them. Although the government has responded with some palliative measures, it is evident that these interventions may not be sufficient, mainly due to potential malpractices that will end up denying many supposed beneficiaries. Edinburgh University Global Health Society 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88059/1/ABSTRACT.pdf Garba, Bashiru and Zakaria, Zunita and Salihu, Mohammed Danlami and Bande, Faruku and Saidu, Mohammed Bashir and Bala, Jamilu Abubakar (2020) Breaking the cycle of the COVID-19 transmission: a challenge for Nigeria. Journal of Global Health, 10 (2). pp. 1-4. ISSN 2047-2978; ESSN: 2047-2986 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7535133/ 10.7189/jogh.10.020309
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description COVID-19 has already spread to almost every country in the world, including the arctic. The impact on human health has been severe, with an increasing number of fatalities. With the spread comes economic hardship due to the preventive strategies adopted. Movement restrictions imposed in Nigeria as a result of the outbreak have generated controversies among the poor masses that depend on daily hustles to fend for themselves and their families. Nigeria being a very populous country with a high number of low-income earners who depend on their daily efforts to get food for their families, control measures like the movement restrictions and closure of business premises would have a devastating impact on them. Although the government has responded with some palliative measures, it is evident that these interventions may not be sufficient, mainly due to potential malpractices that will end up denying many supposed beneficiaries.
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author Garba, Bashiru
Zakaria, Zunita
Salihu, Mohammed Danlami
Bande, Faruku
Saidu, Mohammed Bashir
Bala, Jamilu Abubakar
spellingShingle Garba, Bashiru
Zakaria, Zunita
Salihu, Mohammed Danlami
Bande, Faruku
Saidu, Mohammed Bashir
Bala, Jamilu Abubakar
Breaking the cycle of the COVID-19 transmission: a challenge for Nigeria
author_facet Garba, Bashiru
Zakaria, Zunita
Salihu, Mohammed Danlami
Bande, Faruku
Saidu, Mohammed Bashir
Bala, Jamilu Abubakar
author_sort Garba, Bashiru
title Breaking the cycle of the COVID-19 transmission: a challenge for Nigeria
title_short Breaking the cycle of the COVID-19 transmission: a challenge for Nigeria
title_full Breaking the cycle of the COVID-19 transmission: a challenge for Nigeria
title_fullStr Breaking the cycle of the COVID-19 transmission: a challenge for Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Breaking the cycle of the COVID-19 transmission: a challenge for Nigeria
title_sort breaking the cycle of the covid-19 transmission: a challenge for nigeria
publisher Edinburgh University Global Health Society
publishDate 2020
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88059/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88059/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7535133/
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