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The Federal Government of Nigeria has said that the corpse of people who tested positive coronavirus will not be released for burial by the families, saying that such corpse could only be handled by the ministry of health as they were contagious.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who made this declaration at a forum organised by the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja to give an update on the activities of the presidential task force on COVID-19.
“Coronavirus is very dangerous and contagious; there is no medicine for it yet and it is not just capable of killing, overwhelming health-care system, it will destroy the economy. In some countries, they are putting dead bodies in big refrigerators because the morgues are filled up. Nigerians should not forget that these are not the type of corpses that can be claimed for burial because it must be handled by the ministry of health,” he said.
“stay safe, obey simple instructions of basic hygiene and social distancing,” adding, “In a few weeks, we will resume our normal life”.
So far, Nigeria has 210 cases, and four deaths of COVID-19. Of that figure, 25 persons have recovered and have been discharged from hospital.
