COVID-19 PANDEMIC: THE ROLE OF THE HOMEMAKER IN CURBING THE MENACE

Abstract

The coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic is a highly deadly disease that sent many people to early
grave. It brought the whole world to a halt when it was announced as a result of its effects on humans. The
pandemic shocked the world, overwhelmed the health sector and brought the economy of the world to a
stand still. The cause of the deadly scourge is an organism too minute to be seen with the eyes. This paper
Covid-19 pandemic: The role of the homemaker in curbing the menace looked at the origin of the deadly
organism which many people especially Nigerians still believe till date is a scam. The origin of the organism
is Wuhan a city in China where aquatic animals are sold. Coronavirus is a communicable respiratory
disease with symptoms of cough, sneezing, nasal congestion and a wide range of other disorder. Preventive
measures to guard against the deadly virus, and the homemaker’s role in curbing the menace of the deadly
disease were discussed. As nutrition plays a vital role in the wellbeing of families, the homemaker’s role in
providing adequate nourishing diet especially the immune system boosters were enumerated. In keeping with
hygiene practices which help to curb diseases, hand washing, the use of alcohol based sanitizer, social
distancing and the use of face masks were looked at. Conclusions and recommendations were made
emphasizing on the need to get shots of covid vaccine, the use of media and jingles to create awareness and
inform the general public that covid disease is real not a scam were enumerated among others.