International Journal of Global Health
Open Access
Covid-19, Stigma & Law of the Leper
Sep 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2693-1176.ijgh-21-3838
Kofi Gokah TheophilusCorresponding author
Cardiff University School of Social Science.
COVID-19 also known as Corona Virus is a new strain of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease. While its virology is yet to be properly understood, its impact by way of human deaths is well registered. Stigma of infected persons is least mentioned as a ‘sub-strain’ that can push people into social isolation and exclusion (like in the book of Leviticus 13) leading to COVID-19 Related Depression (C-19RD). Using inter-disciplinary approach, this paper seeks to understand how this can happen in a COVID-stricken world.