The Anap Foundation COVID-19 Think Tank, has recommended that the federal government should totally and fully reopen the economy in order to save the economy from collapsing and bring life to normal in spite of the continued spread of the disease in the country.
This call is contained in the foundation’s Occasional Paper 02 that was published on August 26, 2020, and titled “As Nigeria Enters a New and Defining Phase of its COVID-19 Response.” “Proactive strategies for identification, containment and management of these clusters and outbreaks should be put in place. Our observation in sub-Saharan Africa is that most infected individuals will survive while the minority will have severe adverse consequences and require hospitalisation.”
It also recommended that the country “needs innovative behaviour change communication strategies to overcome widespread myths and misconceptions among the citizens. Local channels such as town criers and other platforms used by people in the communities will prove invaluable here.