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The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic which emanated from Wuhan city, China and its successive spread across the globe has made a tremendous impact on virtually all spheres of human endeavors; ranging from economy, health, livelihood, and education amongst others. The widespread restrictions currently placed on movement and mass gatherings have made educational and academic activities be restructured to a pedagogical order. In recent times, the concept of learning has gradually transitioned from traditional classroom methods to online learning where students acquire knowledge through "hybrid". Most institutions of learning in Africa may encounter difficulties in migrating to this new form of learning due to the lack of information and communications technology (ICT) facilities of international standards. As of today, many students possess internet-enabled devices, yet cannot access the internet as a result of unaffordable data subscriptions, which has made most learners result in using their devices for non-educational purposes. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the African continent returning to its former modus operandi by African schools is a herculean task. Thus, governments, authorities, and regulatory bodies in individual countries must improve their existing ICT and infrastructures for a better online learning experience. This paper serves as a wake-up call for Africa and its educational sector to establish online learning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Technology is disrupting bringing up a better innovation and strengthening the healthcare services. Telehealth is one of these services. Telehealth can help in times of emergency situations as well as reducing morbidity caused by other diseases other than coronavirus and also constraining its spread as well as sustaining the country's economic development. Although, telehealth is a disruptive innovation, this article aimed to point out why Africa and rest of the world need telehealth to structure out the management of the three phases of health crises (pre, during and post-crises) that must be address to help in economic sustainability, increase accessibility to healthcare and increase in quality of life which in turn reduces costs and easy access to healthcare services either incommunicable, non-communicable, or disastrous situations in the African region. In fighting an outbreak such as this, our study finds that the government of African nations should guarantee all health experts get fitting instruction and preparing; present telehealth accreditation for wellbeing experts; give subsidizing which satisfactorily takes care of the expense of giving telehealth; overhaul clinical models of care; bolster all partners with a viable correspondence; and finally, change the board technique while setting up frameworks to oversee telehealth benefits on a standard premise. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak which first emanated from China in December, 2019 as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on January 30, 2020, and a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. As of June 20, 2020, over 8,687,231 people have been infected with 460,530 deaths recorded in 188 countries/regions, thereby posing a huge burden to healthcare systems globally. Mass gatherings (MGs) are a major risk factor for the widespread transmission of COVID-19. This has pushed many countries to enforce strict lock downs and restrictions of movement to curb the spread of the disease. Despite the continuous spike in confirmed cases around the globe, few countries are either not taking strict preventive measures or handling the pandemic with levity. Instead, there have been calls for the cessation of all forms of lock down and restrictions on movements and mass gatherings. The increasing COVID-19 spread across Africa demonstrates the role of mass gatherings in aggravation of the domain of the pandemic. As this pandemic continues to threaten public health and safety globally, essential precautions and mitigative measures remain supreme and must be strictly encouraged and enforced among African countries to combat this scourge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]