Abstract

 The COVID-19 pandemic has alerted the world to be more cautious than ever with several drastic measures taken by their government to ensure the safety and survival of their citizens. This study sought to analyze the ways Nigerians have adopted so far to help curb COVID-19 pandemic and easing the workload of the health care provider.

Keywords:COVID-19; Nigerians; Perception; Attitudes

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Citation

Citation: Osahon Itohan Roli and Memudu Adejoke Elizabeth. “Perception and Healthy Attitudes of Nigerians to Covid-19". Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 4.6 (2020): 18-19.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2020 Osahon Itohan Roli and Memudu Adejoke Elizabeth. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.