Knowledge, Attitudes and Fears of HealthCare Workers towards the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic in South-South, Nigeria

Ogolodom, M. P.; Mbaba, A. N.; Alazigha, N.; Erondu, O. F.; Egbe, N. O.; Golden, I.; Ugwuanyi, D. C.; Achi, G. I.; Eke, C. M.

Evidence shows that virus transmission can occur during the incubation period in asymptomatic patients. [...]high sputum viral loads were found in a patient with NCIP during the recovery phase [11]. According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECdC) [4], COVID-19 infection causes mild disease, with mild pneumonia or without pneumonia in about 80% of patients, most of whom recover spontaneously, moderate disease in 14% of infected patients and severe illness in 6% of the patients. [...]the only option available is to apply preventive measures to curtail further inter-human spread of the virus. Some of the strategies implemented included social distancing, ban on public gathering including religious gatherings, continuous personal hygiene such as hand washing and use of hand sanitizers;use of face masks, limiting number of passengers in public vehicles, locking down public places and cities [18].