Lockdown measures in response to COVID-19 in nine sub-Saharan African countries

Haider, Najmul; Yusuf Osman, Abdinasir; Gadzekpo, A.; O. Akipede, George; Asogun, Danny; Ansumana, Rashid; Lessells, Richard; Khan, Palwasha; Mahdi Abdel Hamid, Muzamil; Yeboah‐Manu, Dorothy; E. G. Mboera, Leonard; H. Shayo, Elizabeth; T. Mmbaga, Blandina; Urassa, Mark; Musoke, David; Kapata, Nathan; A. Ferrand, Rashida; Kapata, Pascalina-Chanda; Stigler, Florian; Czypionka, Thomas; Zumla, Alimuddin; Kock, Richard; McCoy, David

doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003319

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Lockdown measures in response to COVID-19 in nine sub-Saharan African countries

Published in BMJ Global Health • Oct 1, 2020

Authors:

Najmul Haider

Abdinasir Yusuf Osman

A. Gadzekpo

Abstract

Lockdown measures have been introduced worldwide to contain the transmission of COVID-19. However, the term 'lockdown' is not well-defined. Indeed, WHO's reference to 'so-called lockdown measures' indicates the absence of a clear and universally accepted definition of the term 'lockdown'. We propose...

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Tanzania

Sierra leone

Population

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