Dan-Nwafor, Chioma CindyOchu, Chinwe LuciaElimian, Kelly Osezele2021-01-042021-01-042020Dan-Nwafor, C. C. et al . (2020). Nigeria's public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic: January to May 2020. Journal of global health ,10(2), 0203992047-298610.7189/jogh.10.020399http://hdl.handle.net/10566/5539The novel coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19, which is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) [1] was first reported in December 2019 by Chinese Health Authorities following an outbreak of pneumonia of unknown origin in Wuhan, Hubei Province [2,3]. SARS-CoV-2 is likely of zoonotic origin, similar to SARS and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), and transmitted between humans through respiratory droplets and fomites. Since its emergence, it has rapidly spread globally [4].enNigeriaCOVID-19PandemicPublic health responseArticle