The Looming Dangers of Explosion in Community Transmissions of COVID-19 in Nigeria

The Looming Dangers of Explosion in Community Transmissions of COVID-19 in Nigeria

Currently, Nigeria is still at the ascending phase of the COVID-19 curve with no sign of deceleration. Thus, the recent decision by governors of states in northern Nigeria to deport Almajirai (itinerant Islamic school pupils) from their states as part of efforts to contain COVID-19 transmission is l...

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Main Authors: Agaptus Nwozor, Charles Okolie, Onjefu Okidu, Segun Oshewolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Levy Library Press 2020-08-01
Series:Annals of Global Health
Online Access:https://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/2990
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spelling doaj-8a616fbcb00f48d6ad58d095b950ab642020-11-25T01:49:53ZengLevy Library PressAnnals of Global Health2214-99962020-08-0186110.5334/aogh.29902516The Looming Dangers of Explosion in Community Transmissions of COVID-19 in NigeriaAgaptus Nwozor0Charles Okolie1Onjefu Okidu2Segun Oshewolo3Department of Political Science and International Relations, Landmark University, Omu Aran, Kwara StateInfectious Disease Research for One Health, Department of Microbiology, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara StateMass Communication Programme, Landmark University, Omu Aran, Kwara StateDepartment of Political Science and International Relations, Landmark University, Omu Aran, Kwara StateCurrently, Nigeria is still at the ascending phase of the COVID-19 curve with no sign of deceleration. Thus, the recent decision by governors of states in northern Nigeria to deport Almajirai (itinerant Islamic school pupils) from their states as part of efforts to contain COVID-19 transmission is likely to have a serious backlash. With hundreds of Almajirai testing positive to COVID-19, and millions of others untested, they constitute ubiquitous nodes of transmission. Their deportation has created multiple emigration channels that constitute prospective feeders to covert community transmission. This viewpoint examines this trend within the context of Nigeria’s current [in]capacity to manage the spread of COVID-19 and concludes that greater risks seem to lie ahead unless the government takes stringent containment measures.https://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/2990
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The Looming Dangers of Explosion in Community Transmissions of COVID-19 in Nigeria
Annals of Global Health
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description Currently, Nigeria is still at the ascending phase of the COVID-19 curve with no sign of deceleration. Thus, the recent decision by governors of states in northern Nigeria to deport Almajirai (itinerant Islamic school pupils) from their states as part of efforts to contain COVID-19 transmission is likely to have a serious backlash. With hundreds of Almajirai testing positive to COVID-19, and millions of others untested, they constitute ubiquitous nodes of transmission. Their deportation has created multiple emigration channels that constitute prospective feeders to covert community transmission. This viewpoint examines this trend within the context of Nigeria’s current [in]capacity to manage the spread of COVID-19 and concludes that greater risks seem to lie ahead unless the government takes stringent containment measures.
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