Analysis of the Impact of Coronavirus Outbreak on the Nigerian Economy

Rabiu Maijama’a; Kabiru Saidu Musa; Ahmad Ammani Isah; Samaila Adamu

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Analysis of the Impact of Coronavirus Outbreak on the Nigerian Economy

Rabiu Maijama’a, Kabiru Saidu Musa, Ahmad Ammani Isah, Samaila Adamu

Published in American Journal of Environmental and Resource Economics (Volume 5, Issue 2)

Received: 24 March 2020 Accepted: 9 April 2020 Published: 30 April 2020

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The study examine the impact of corona virus outbreak on the Nigerian economy using reports from Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and World Health organization for the period of 11^th March to 19^th March 2020 on total cases of the virus in Nigeria. According to the WHO, the virus has infected about 76,936 people in the mainland China, with additional 2,051 cases of the virus from about 30 other countries and in Nigeria there are total of 91 people been screened for COViD-19 (22 new) in 13 state (Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, FCT, Kano, Lagos, Ogun, Rivers, Yobe, Katsina, Akwa Ibom, Nasarawa and Ondo) out of which 63 tested negative and have been ruled out, result is pending for 17, while 11 were confirmed positive. Base on the reported cases of the disease, the researchers therefore recommend that precautionary measures that include Regularly and thoroughly wash your hands with soap and water, and use hand sanitizer, maintain at least one and half metres distance between yourself and anyone who is coughing or sneezing, persons with persistent cough or sneezing should stay home or keep a social distance, but not mix in crowd and making sure you and people around you, follow good respiratory hygiene, meaning cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or into your sleeve at the bent elbow or tissue when you cough or sneeze and then dispose of the used tissue immediately among others should be taken in consideration.

Published in	American Journal of Environmental and Resource Economics (Volume 5, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajere.20200502.13
Page(s)	39-43
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Coronavirus, Nigeria Economy, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, WHO and Crude Oil Price

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Rabiu Maijama’a

Department of Economics, Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, Bauchi State University Gadau, Yuli Campus, Bauchi, Nigeria
Kabiru Saidu Musa

Department of Economics, Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, Bauchi State University Gadau, Yuli Campus, Bauchi, Nigeria
Ahmad Ammani Isah

Department of Economics, Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, Bauchi State University Gadau, Yuli Campus, Bauchi, Nigeria
Samaila Adamu

Department of Economics and Development Studies, Faculty of Humanities, Management and Social Sciences, Federal University Kashere, Gombe, Nigeria

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