National Veterinary Research Institute, P.M.B 001, Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria.
NanoScience Group, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
Pan Afr Med J. 2020 May 28;35(Suppl 2):52. doi: 10.11604/pamj.supp.2020.35.2.23649. eCollection 2020.
The severity of the novel 2019 Coronavirus leaves much trepidation, anxiety and desperate measures are taken to curb the pandemic. Such measures according to WHO include hygiene, isolation and social distancing. If clustering of people is considered a major catalyst in the spread of corona virus, social distancing is therefore important for its control. But compliance has remained a concern, especially in Nigeria. We examine the concept and global trends in social distancing in infectious disease control and the negative feedback on public health as revealed in current body of knowledge from news media and other literatures. The risks associated with failure to comply with social distancing as a result of ignorance or defiance are highlighted.
新型 2019 冠状病毒的严重程度令人担忧，人们采取了许多措施来遏制这一流行病。根据世界卫生组织的建议，这些措施包括卫生、隔离和社会距离。如果人群聚集被认为是冠状病毒传播的一个主要催化剂，那么社会距离对于控制病毒就很重要。但遵守情况仍然令人担忧，尤其是在尼日利亚。我们研究了传染病控制中社会距离的概念和全球趋势，以及从新闻媒体和其他文献中发现的当前知识体系对公共卫生的负面影响。强调了由于无知或蔑视而不遵守社会距离规定所带来的风险。
