PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed deaths – Nigeria (02): (KN) RFI responses, relation to COVID-19

Undiagnosed, COVID-19 — Nigeria
Thanks for the RFI. What was initially regarded as mysterious wholesale deaths in Kano has been confirmed to be related to COVID-19. Even when there were controversial reports from government quarters, and the deaths conflated with malaria and meningitis, many health professionals, in the trenches, that I spoke with were unequivocal in their conclusions that this is caused by COVID-19. Many of the victims were reported to be above 60 and generally have respiratory distress as a core symptom,