“Attention, isolation zone,” warns a bright orange notice at the entrance to the main coronavirus treatment centre in Lagos, Africa’s most populous city. The gates are not just an entrance, they symbolise the gulf between the sick and those still untouched by the second wave of this devastating pandemic. “Covid 19 is real, it’s an enemy you cannot fight with (a) bullet,” he adds. “In this second wave of coronavirus, any malaria symptom needs to be considered as Covid-19,” he said on Tuesday. Nigeria’s second wave, which began in November, reached its peak of infections two weeks ago, and has since appeared to stabilise, according to health authorities.

Source: The Guardian January 23, 2021 07:30 UTC