More than 70% of doctors have absconded from the city of Kano, following the strange ailment which has killed more than 700 people, including prominent indigenes, almost on daily basis.
Most of the residents now live in anxiety and fear.
Muhammad Jamo, a public affairs analyst on channels TV, said the doctors who absconded from their duty post were scared, as they were not provided with any personal protective kits, to protect themselves with.
However, the Kano State Government has said the recent deaths in the state were caused by “complications arising from hypertension, diabetes, meningitis and acute malaria”.
The state Commissioner of Information, Muhammad Garba made this known in a statement on Sunday night.
He said, “Although an investigation into the cause of the deaths is still ongoing, preliminary reports from the state Ministry of Health indicated that the deaths are not connected to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reports have shown that most of the deaths were caused by complications arising from hypertension, diabetes, meningitis, and acute malaria.”
The state government has three modern Isolation Centres where those tested positive to COVID-19 are being cared for. We are also hopeful of getting an additional two Isolation Centres soonest.
The government has also hired a hotel where suspected cases are accommodated.
“Also, the Kano State Government is collaborating with Bayero University Kano to establish a testing centre within the institution, which will be ready in two weeks time after being certified by the NCDC.
This will, indeed, enhance our determination to ensure that every suspected case undergo a test.”
