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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Autores principales:	Agaptus Nwozor, Charles Okolie, Onjefu Okidu, Segun Oshewolo
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Publicado:	Ubiquity Press 2020
Materias:	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8a616fbcb00f48d6ad58d095b950ab642021-12-02T03:56:04ZThe Looming Dangers of Explosion in Community Transmissions of COVID-19 in Nigeria2214-999610.5334/aogh.2990https://doaj.org/article/8a616fbcb00f48d6ad58d095b950ab642020-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/2990https://doaj.org/toc/2214-9996Currently, 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.Agaptus NwozorCharles OkolieOnjefu OkiduSegun OshewoloUbiquity PressarticleInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENAnnals of Global Health, Vol 86, Iss 1 (2020)
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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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title	The Looming Dangers of Explosion in Community Transmissions of COVID-19 in Nigeria
title_short	The Looming Dangers of Explosion in Community Transmissions of COVID-19 in Nigeria
title_full	The Looming Dangers of Explosion in Community Transmissions of COVID-19 in Nigeria
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The Looming Dangers of Explosion in Community Transmissions of COVID-19 in Nigeria

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