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THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN A FIGHT AGAINST MISINFORMATION ON CORONAVIRUS EPIDEMIC

CHAPTER ONE/INTRODUCTION Background to the Study The wave of coronavirus (COVID-19)-related content has become a high-stakes test for social media platforms’ abilities to fight misinformation. False recommendations about how to avoid contracting the virus or what measures infected people should take to avoid spreading it have the potential to cause more sickness and death from a pandemic that has already taken thousands of lives worldwide WHO(2020) According to data from ...

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KNOWLEDGE, PREVALENCE AND AWARENESS OF CORONAVIRUS EPIDEMIC IN NIGERIA

PROJECT OVERVIEW Coronaviruses are zoonotic, meaning they are normally transmitted between animals and people. The COVID-19 is a disease caused by a new strain of coronavirus that has not been previously identified in humans. It was first reported to WHO on the 31st of December, 2019 in Wuhan, China. Scientists and public health officials are working hard to identify the source of the SARS-CoV-2 which is the virus that causes ...

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PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF CORONAVIRUS EPIDEMIC IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY

CHAPTER ONE/INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study 1.2 Statement of the Problem 1.3 Objectives of the Study 1.4 Research Questions 1.4 Research Hypotheses 1.5 Significance of the Study 1.6 Scope and Limitations of the Study 1.7 Research Method 1.8 Definition of Terms CHAPTER TWO/LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Conceptual Framework 2.3 Empirical Framework 2.4 Theoretical Framework CHAPTER THREE/METHODOLOGY 3.1 Research Design 3.2 Population of the Study 3.3 Sampling and Sampling ...

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CONTAINING THE RISKS OF CORONAVIRUS EPIDEMIC IN NIGERIA A STUDY OF NCDC

Abstract Epidemic risk is complex, but policymakers have tools they can deploy in response. Some tools minimize the likelihood of outbreaks or limit their proliferation. Others attempt to minimize the health impact of outbreaks that cannot be prevented or immediately contained. Still others aim to minimize the economic impact. Investing in improved sanitation, provisioning of clean water, and better urban infrastructure can reduce the frequency of human contact with pathogenic ...

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