**12. Conclusion**

The advent and spread of COVID-19 has brought untold hardships on individuals, families, organisations, nations and governments around the world. This was evident in the extremely high number of hospitalisation and deaths that were recorded around the world. Countries have also felt the devastating economic impact of the pandemic as various sectors of the economy were severely crippled as the virus spread uncontrollably. While some countries were able to move with speed to contain the spread of the virus, some countries struggled to halt its spread. Availability and effective use of financial and human resources also played a big role in this process as countries around the world sought to keep their citizens safe. Another big challenge that the world faced as the virus spread was the need to counter and mitigate the rapid spread of infodemic. This Chapter has discussed and noted the impact of fake news and misinformation as the pandemic ravaged through the world. The role and
