Chapter One Summary
Nigeria witnessed its first case of COVID-19 on the 27th of February 2020. There have been 4,787 confirmed cases and 158 confirmed deaths as of 12th May, 2020. During the COVID-19 first wave in Nigeria, nearly 80,000 confirmed cases of the disease were officially reported by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) (NCDC 2020; Okereke et al. 2021). With less than 2% of the entire population making up the infected category, several factors including the influence of weather determinants are assumed to have resulted in the impacted transmission rate of COVID-19 in the country, especially its role in modulating transmission routes of the virus.
The objectives of the study are;
- To ascertain the correlation between dry season and COVId19 in Nigeria
- To ascertain the correlation between raining season and COVID19 in Nigeria
- To ascertain the correlation between winter season and COVID19 in Nigeria
Chapter Two Summary
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus.
Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. Older people, and those with underlying medical problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer are more likely to develop serious illness.
The best way to prevent and slow down transmission is be well informed about the COVID-19 virus, the disease it causes and how it spreads. Protect yourself and others from infection by washing your hands or using an alcohol based rub frequently and not touching your face.
The COVID-19 virus spreads primarily through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose when an infected person coughs or sneezes, so it’s important that you also practice respiratory etiquette (for example, by coughing into a flexed elbow).
At this time, there are no specific vaccines or treatments for COVID-19. However, there are many ongoing clinical trials evaluating potential treatments. WHO will continue to provide updated information as soon as clinical findings become available
Chapter Three summary
In this study, the researcher adopted the convenient sampling method to determine the sample size. Out of all the entire population of staff of NCDC center in Lagos state, the researcher conveniently selected 77 out of the overall population as the sample size for this study. According to Torty (2021), a sample of convenience is the terminology used to describe a sample in which elements have been selected from the target population on the basis of their accessibility or convenience to the researcher.
Chapter Four Summary
Findings
The calculated X2 = 6.2 and is greater than the table value of X2 at 0.05 significant level which is 5.991.
Decision
Since the X2 calculated value is greater than the critical table value that is 11.3 is greater than 5.991, the Null hypothesis is rejected and the alternative hypothesis which states that there is correlation between raining season and COVID19 in Nigeria is accepted.
Chapter Five summary
COVID-19 is new and more studies and time will be required to better understand it. This study found out that there is correlation between dry season, raining season and winter and COVID19. Higher temperatures might reduce the disease transmission. The weak relationship between atmospheric temperature and COVID-19 incidence suggests that the disease may exhibit little or no seasonality unlike SARS or influenza, at least in places with similar weather conditions as in this study.
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WHO, “Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic,” 2020, https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
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