Despite the toll of almost a thousand deaths from COVID-19 complications, only 10 of the 36 states in Nigeria have teams of trained staff for handling COVID-19 burials, a report has found. The latest Health Preparedness Index for states published by SBM, Nigeria’s leading intelligence platform, made this disclosure. It is not clear yet how Coronavirus infected bodies can transmit the virus, but forensic experts believe a lack of guidelines and contingency planning could trigger a chain infection, especially among mourners. They believe that corpse mismanagement has serious implications for…
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