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Impact Of Covid-19 Pandemic On Trade And Development In Developing Countries

Wanjiku Musili

Published 2021 in International journal of scientific and research publications

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The last quarter and the first quarter of 2019 and 2020 respectively the world experienced the emergence of the novel coronavirus. This is a “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)” caused by a highly contagious disease that referred by scientists as “coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).” On 6 December 2019, China reported the first case of the disease in Wuhan City. After three months the disease had spread widely across the globe making the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare it a global pandemic on 11 of March, 2020. So far, the pandemic have wreaked havoc in both developed and developing economies. Poor nations, especially in the African region, have born the blunt of the pandemic. The focus of this review was on the world’s poorest region, Africa. Many countries responded by implementing public health measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 and manage cases within their respective jurisdictions. African countries have not recorded high number of cases and deaths as initially projected. However, there is little or no evidence to link the public health measures adopted with the low number of cases and deaths reported. Therefore, the focus of this study was on COVID-19 susceptibility, readiness to tackle the disease and its economic impact on the developing nations in Africa. Secondary data was used and a total of twenty (20) studies were reviewed and reports from the World Health Organization and other United Nations’ arms were included. This study revealed that the goal of the public health measures that included containment and travel restrictions was to lower the rate of transmission of the virus via direct contact with infected people. However, these control protocols have significantry exposed the developing nations to economic crisis. This study also highlights that although the virus infect people indiscriminately, there is disprportionate socioeconomic impact on specific sectors of the economy. Besides, vulnerable groups in the society are more affected than other people. For quick and sustainable recovery the governments in developing countries should collaborate through financial resources needed for: cushoning the most affected groups and provide social security through social protection programs. This study recognised that women are more likely to be affected than men and recommends that supporting entrepreneurial environment for them would greatly improve their livelihoods.

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