At the last count, over 183 countries, according to John Hopkins University, have been affected in one way or the other by the coronavirus pandemic with global infection rates passing 13,589,273.
Of this number, 585,906 deaths were recorded between March and July 16, and though this seems a drop in the ocean when compared to the over seven billion world population, COVID-19’s impact on the world economy has been devastating.
This has produced two main types of responses across the world, countries with the resolve to adhere strictly to lockdown, social distancing, intensive testing and contact tracing and those countries that cannot. The leaders of these countries that showed resolve in turn got the willing support and endorsement of the citizens, and as the principle goes, when leaders lead, the people will willingly offer themselves.
Contact tracing for purposes of tracking and quarantining those who may have come in contact with infected Covid-19 persons on the other hand has been a mirage as many give fake addresses to avoid quarantine.
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