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. 2020 Jul 25;2:127–137. doi: 10.1016/j.glt.2020.07.002

Table 1.

Different lockdown scenarios in Lagos and what it means on the ground.

Scenarios What it means on the ground
1 Business as usual (no lockdown)
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    All educational institutions at all levels (primary, secondary and tertiary) are in operation

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    Religious institutions and places of worship are operational

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    Commercial and business activities are open

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    Government services are open

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    Industrial processes, manufacturing and supply chain operations are open for business

2 Partial lockdown
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    All educational institutions at primary, secondary and tertiary levels are closed

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    All religious institutions and places of worship are closed

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    Government services scaled down (with people at certain levels required to be around). Other essential services such as waste disposal, health services, etc., remain open

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    Commercial and business activities remain open

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    Industrial processes, manufacturing and supply chain operations remain open

3 Total lockdown
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    All educational institutions at primary, secondary and tertiary levels remain closed

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    All religious institutions and places of worship remain closed

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    Government services further scaled down except for essential services such as health, waste disposal, etc.

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    Commercial and business activities reduced to essentials (particularly those involved in food, personal care and pharmaceutical related businesses).

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    Industrial processes, manufacturing and supply chain operations were reduced to those involved in Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) producing food, personal care and pharmaceutical related products.