Nigeria minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed says the dead body of persons who tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) cannot be claimed for burial.
Lai told newsmen in Abuja while giving an update on the coronavirus COVID-19 activities in Nigeria.
What did Lai Mohammed say?
“Coronavirus is very dangerous and contagious; there is no medicine for it yet and it is not just capable of killing, overwhelming healthcare system, it will destroy the economy. In some countries, they are putting dead bodies in big refrigerators, because the morgues have 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,” Lai said.