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English
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Law
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Article
UDC: 
340.625
DOI: 
10.18500/1994-2540-2022-22-3-331-338

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the policies of countries: The example of China and Nigeria

Autors: 
Kehinde Adeola Olufunke, Federal University Oye-Ekiti
Abstract: 

COVID-19 pandemic’s emergence came to the whole world as a rude shock which affected the health system of all countries of the world including the developed nations. The pandemic broke out in Wuhan China in 2019 and has since then been ravaging the whole world. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus disease as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) and it was pronounced a pandemic. The virus came in to Nigeria in the year 2020 and since then, Nigeria as a country has been battling with the pandemic just as it is across the globe. The coronavirus disease has been affecting Nigeria in every sphere while not sparing every part of human lives and the environment at large. The measures taken to curtail the spread of the virus have negative impacts on the economy, judicial system and well-being of Nigerians generally. This article examines what COVID-19 is all about, its origin, effects and impact on the environment while considering the effects of COVID-19 on the administration of justice system in Nigeria. It also examined the various eff orts by Nigerian government in combating the pandemic by putting up some Regulations immediately in order to ensure environmental sustainability. Adequate recommendations were made at the end of the work.

Key words: 
COVID-19 pandemic
Nigeria
environment
impact
judicial system
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Received: 
18.04.2022
Accepted: 
21.05.2022