Coronavirus infection has been reported in every country in the world and the number of
people getting sick in low income countries rises rapidly. Public health sectors are
concerned with the effective prevention and control especially in these countries. The
situation is becoming critical due to challenges faced in the effective control and
management set out by these bodies. The article seeks to highlight some of the factors
contributing to challenges faced by low income countries in controlling the spread of this …

BACKGROUND The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a pandemic which has set the world
into panic. The disease is caused by SARS-Cov-2 (1). It is a contagious and a respiratory
disease spread via droplets from coughs, sneezes and sputum from an infected). As a result
of the global and rapid spread of the virus, the disease was declared as a pandemic on
March 11th by the World Health Organization (WHO). With the low testing rate of the virus in
low income countries, it is feared that the number can be much higher. This number is likely …