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Review
. 2020 Dec;10(2):020382.
doi: 10.7189/jogh.10.020382.

Government preparedness and response towards COVID-19 outbreak in Nigeria: A retrospective analysis of the last 6 months

Oluwafolajimi A Adesanya  1
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Government preparedness and response towards COVID-19 outbreak in Nigeria: A retrospective analysis of the last 6 months

Oluwafolajimi A Adesanya. J Glob Health. 2020 Dec.
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Competing Interests: The author completed the ICMJE Unified Competing Interest form (available upon request from the corresponding author), and declares no conflicts of interest.

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Timeline showing the COVID-19 response strategies employed by the Nigerian Government between February and August 2020.
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