The highly infectious nature and lack of a cure for Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) have caused many individuals to live in dread of this deadly infection1. Numerous public health measures have been put in place by the government for the containment and control of the Severe Acute Corona Virus -2 (SARS CoV-2), the novel virus that causes COVID-19. However, an increase in the number of cases occur daily due to continuous community transmission of the virus2. The prevention of COVID-19 is a task that requires a lot of cooperation from the community members, and the inadequacies of the government’s efforts further calls for the involvement of joint action across multiple stakeholders in the response against COVID-19.
Globally, as of 24th August 2020, over 23 million persons have been confirmed COVID-19 cases, while 809,422 deaths have been recorded3. An estimated number of nearly 1,186,650 cases and 27,727 deaths have been recorded in Africa, with Nigeria making up almost 5% of documented incidents and deaths3. In line with the World Health Organization’s recommendations, an increasing number of tests are being conducted alongside the decentralization of testing centers2. This has helped in the prompt detection of COVID-19-positive cases. It has also shown that more individuals are increasingly at risk of COVID-19 infection. Though immunity has been estimated to wane over time, literature has proposed that waiting for herd immunity in developing innate resistance to COVID-19 will cause several deaths4. Therefore, prompt interventions from multiple stakeholders are highly required.