SAN FRANCISCO, April 19, (THEWILL) – The Lagos State government has stated that it has no policy prohibiting the release of dead coronavirus (COVID-19) patients to their families.
The Commissioner of Health in the state, Professor Akin Abayomi, stated this during a briefing on Sunday in response to a question to clarify the controversy surrounding the release of the body of the late Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, for burial.
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“There is no policy against the release of the diseased with COVID-19 in terms of release for burial. If you demise from any condition, there is a protocol to manage any scenario,” Professor Abayomi said.
He explained, “The protocol for managing death from COVID-19 is that the body is decontaminated, and now placed in a special body bag.
“We put them in two body bags and then place within a coffin, then the coffin is sealed. The family is then given the opportunity to collect the body and be taken for burial.”
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