期刊名称：International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Management
电子版ISSN：2395-5252
出版年度：2020
卷号：2
期号：8
页码：761-766
DOI：10.35629/5252-0208710712
语种：English
出版社：IJAEM JOURNAL
摘要：With the advent of the Corona virus Disease (SARS-CoV-2) affected the world’s economy in no small measure. The aim of the study was to describe the current situation of the outbreak in Nigeria and argued the need for effective engagement of appropriate tools, health personnel and deliberate implementation of wider screening and testing practices. A review of published articles on COVID-19 and daily epidemiological reports from the website of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) from 27 February 2020 until October 9, 2020 was carried out to describe the outbreak as well as ongoing responses by Nigerian government. Findings revealed overdependence on infrared thermometers for screening of people and inadequate testing capacity as was seen in the testing of only Five Hundred and Fifty Five Thousand, Three Hundred and Sixty Two (551,362) Persons (as at 11/10/2020), out of a population of over Two Hundred Million Persons. It is therefore recommended that the government should enforce adherence preventive measures such as social distancing and hand washing practices. It should also step up COVID-19 testing centres capacities and make it easy for people to access. Health personnel should be trained on remote Psychological First Aid, and its adaptation to COVID-19 context.
