MOVEMENT RESTRICTIONS DUE TO COVID-19

• Early days of COVID-19 Pandemic saw measures to curtail spread of the highly infections new disease taken by leaders and governments of all Countries.  Towns , Cities and areas deemed Hotspots of Corona Virus infections were locked down.  Entertainment places , Restaurants and Drinking Bars were not spared. Educational Institutions including Basic , Secondary and Tertiary Schools were immediately closed and Teachers and Students encouraged to use Online Activities for teaching and learning.  Entry points to Coutries were closed to foreigners except in special cases. Movement Restrictions , promotion of WHO protocols against infections and spread of the new Viral Disease were in some spaces enforced with help from State Security Officials. Despite all good and determined efforts all over the World to arrest spread of the pandemic success is nowhere in sight. Lack of real understanding of COVID-19 has hindered proper management , treatment and cure of infected patients. Attempts at making a Vaccine against the Corona Virus Disease are ongoing. Tests of possible Vaccines are underway in some Countries. Economic , Social and other difficulties experienced during lockdown , closures and movement restrictions informed need to ease the drastic measures. Various governments have gradually lifted some. restrictive measures to promote near normal life before lockdown. Reopening of Schools and Colleges have become controversial. Nigeria has suspended academic activity in Schools for this year. Whilst nearby Ghana has allowed final year students into Schools and Colleges to prepare for Certificate Examinations in 2020. Opponents of reopening Schools and Colleges fear Students and teachers may be infected easily. And that may accelerate spread of COVID-19 in homes and Society. However supporters think with certain conditions satisfied safety of all in the institutions may be largely assured. To them ample supply of necessary protective gears , strict adherence to basic hygiene practices and World Health Organization (WHO) safety regime are good enough for learners ,  teachers and others in the Educational Institutions. WHO COVID-19 protective measures include a) Washing of hands regularly with soap under clean running water b) Use of alcohol based hand sanitizer c ) Observing Social/Physical Distancing , at least a Metre long and d) Wearing of appropriate Nose cum Mouth Masks.  

• Find below latest COVID-19 WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO )  Statistical figures for 3 most affected Countries a) United States b) Brazil and c) India.

Coronavirus disease 

Statistics

Confirmed

Recovered

Deaths

Worldwide

12,552,763

-

-

United States

3,290,994

970,345

136,621

Brazil

1,864,681

-

72,100

India

849,553

534,620

22,674