Department of Political Science and International Relations, Landmark University, Omu Aran, Kwara State, NG.
Infectious Disease Research for One Health, Department of Microbiology, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, NG.
Ann Glob Health. 2020 Aug 6;86(1):95. doi: 10.5334/aogh.2990.
Currently, Nigeria is still at the ascending phase of the COVID-19 curve with no sign of deceleration. Thus, the recent decision by governors of states in northern Nigeria to deport Almajirai (itinerant Islamic school pupils) from their states as part of efforts to contain COVID-19 transmission is likely to have a serious backlash. With hundreds of Almajirai testing positive to COVID-19, and millions of others untested, they constitute ubiquitous nodes of transmission. Their deportation has created multiple emigration channels that constitute prospective feeders to covert community transmission. This viewpoint examines this trend within the context of Nigeria's current [in]capacity to manage the spread of COVID-19 and concludes that greater risks seem to lie ahead unless the government takes stringent containment measures.
目前，尼日利亚的 COVID-19 曲线仍处于上升阶段，没有减速的迹象。因此，尼日利亚北部各州州长最近决定将 Almajirai（流动的伊斯兰学校学生）驱逐出他们的州，作为遏制 COVID-19 传播的努力的一部分，这很可能会产生严重的反弹。由于数以百计的 Almajirai 检测出 COVID-19 呈阳性，而还有数百万未接受检测，他们构成了无处不在的传播节点。他们的驱逐创造了多个潜在的移民渠道，构成了潜在的隐蔽社区传播的来源。本文从尼日利亚目前管理 COVID-19 传播的能力的角度来审视这一趋势，并得出结论，除非政府采取严格的遏制措施，否则未来的风险似乎更大。
