Background: Since the spread of Corona Virus Disease 19 (COVID-19) most African
countries have embarked on a system of either total or partial lockdown and have used it as …

This paper analyzes how longer and shorter period of national lockdown during the first
wave of COVID-19 can affect public health and economy of nations. Results show that a) …

This paper examines the impact of different durations of national lockdown measures during
the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on the public health and economic conditions of …

As SARS-CoV-2 rapidly spread across the globe, short-term modeling forecasts provided
time-critical information for containment and mitigation strategies. Global projections had so …

The current global pandemic of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is severely
affecting the global health system. There is no treatment or vaccine available for COVID-19 …

Concern for public health has been growing with the increasing volume of cases of COVID-
19 in India. To combat this pandemic, India has implemented nationwide lockdowns, and …

COVID-19 pandemic which has spread to 35 states in Nigeria as a health crisis has
translated to economic crisis affecting all sector of the Nigeria economy and brought the …

Background: Lockdown of cities is the major strategy for controlling the spread of COVID-19.
However, many households that depend on daily income for survival will feel the negative …

COVID-19 exacts huge health and economic burdens on the global economy. To minimize
spread of the virus, most governments of the wealthiest countries implemented lockdowns …

COVID-19, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2),
was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on the 11th of March …