Globally, the last few weeks have been the peak of great awareness and education on COVID-19. This virus needs to be better understood from a layman’s point in order to make information easily disseminated, especially on the African continent. African countries need to provide continuous education and awareness to their populations on the need to keep social distancing, washing hands with sanitisers or soap frequently and wearing masks.

The World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020. In response, governments across the world introduced a raft of measures, such as travel bans and business restrictions, to halt its spread. As efforts are underway to contain and stop its spread, the impact to businesses and economies across the world has become enormous.