Virtual Communities and Pandemic Management: Lessons from Covid 19 Management Strategies of the Delta State Government

Abstract

The study examines the various COVID 19 management strategies of the Delta State Government to reveal its extent of usage of virtual communities as a platform for fighting COVID 19 pandemic, and assess the effectiveness. The study relied on the agenda setting theory and adopted a survey from an indeterminate population of virtual communities in Delta State. Emanating data was analysed with mean scores. Findings show that the Delta State Government made use of various virtual communities in her bid to mitigate the spread of the COVID 19 pandemic. These virtual communities proved themselves effective in the management of the COVID 19 pandemic. It is recommended that the government should encourage the establishment of media centres by health institutions, and individuals are actively encouraged to engage in the usage of virtual communities for development.