TRADITIONAL MUSIC AS AGENT OF INFORMATION DISSEMINATION IN THE FACE OF COVID-19: RAZAQ ỌLÃYÃWỌLÃ’S FÃŒDÃMỌ LÉ IN RETROSPECT

Abstract

The noble Coronavirus global pandemic otherwise known as Covid-19 was first identified in Wuhan, China in December, 2019 as an isolated disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2). Like wildfire, the disease started spreading to other countries of the world. The rate of spread of the disease prompted the World Health Organization (WHO, date?) to declare the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International concern on 30th January, 2020 and declared it a pandemic on 11th March. The negative effect of the disease was felt throughout the world and this is evident in the fact that as at 18th September, 2020, there are more than thirty (30) Million cases and more than 944,000 deaths (Wikipedia).