@misc{Agwu_P-2022_162357,
title = {How well did Nigeria respond to COVID-19?},
author = {Agwu, P. and Etiaba, E. and Uzochukwu, B. and Onwujekwe, O.},
month = {apr},
year = {2022},
abstract = {In February 2020, Nigeria became thefirst country in sub-Saharan Africato confirm the presence of a COVID-19 case, which later rose tothousands of confirmed cases, and around 3000 deaths. The Nigerian government swung into action, declaring COVID-19 a public health emergency, scaling up testing facilities, increased funding to health agencies, and setting up a COVID-19 taskforce. However, citizens were not entirely pleased with the operations to stem the spread of the virus, inspiring lots ofmisconceptionswhich proved challenging to containment efforts. Non-compliance with non-pharmaceutical measures and flouting of lockdown rules were some sabotages to note. In some quarters, the virus wasakin to famine, and people were interested in exiting hunger rather than the pandemic. Therefore, the overall management of COVID-19 calls for reflection in view of future likely events.},
journal = {Medium},
publisher = {Medium},
url = {https://publichealthscotland.scot/id/162357},
}
