GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION IN CURBING THE SPREAD OF CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC IN OMALA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KOGI STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study seeks to examine government intervention in curbing the spread of corona virus pandemic in omala local government area of Kogi state, Nigeria. The outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is an unprecedented event that has continued to ravage the earth, resulting in daily increasing rate of morbidity and mortality of the virus across the globe. The objective of the study was to: examine the significant measures to curtail the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in Omala Local Government Area, examine to what extent Covid-19 pandemic has affected the socio-political and economic development of Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State and to evaluate the level of coronavirus pandemic compliance among the people of Omala Local Government Area. Therefore, the following recommendations among others were made; that the already existing laws on COVID-19 should be enforced and sanctions attached to them should be implemented rigorously on defaulters in Omala local government area in order to enhance compliance to preventive further spread, the socio-political and socio-economic development of Omala Local Government Area should be strengthening and so as to able to withstand the challenges of Covid-19 militating against it development, Proper awareness should be giving to the people of Omala Local Government on the danger associated to Covd-19 pandemic so as to effectively comply to Covid-19 guidelines to mitigate the spread of the virus in the Local Government Area.