{"id":15924,"date":"2020-05-27T09:30:42","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T09:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=15924"},"modified":"2020-05-27T09:30:51","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T09:30:51","slug":"gov-masari-begins-investigation-into-mysterious-deaths-in-katsina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=15924","title":{"rendered":"Gov Masari begins investigation into mysterious deaths in Katsina"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari<\/a> said the state had begun an investigation into the cause of unusual deaths recorded daily across the state involving elderly persons who died without going to hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was revealed on Tuesday by Governor Masari who said during a press briefing while providing an update on COVID-19 in the state that trained pathologists would lead the investigation on the causes of the deaths in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe pathologists will investigate what is responsible for the massive deaths being recorded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMost of the people who died were elderly persons, without going to hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe pathologists will get samples of some of the dead persons to confirm whether it is as a result of COVID-19 or not,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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This came after the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)<\/a>, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, said on Tuesday the centre had activated an additional two laboratories, bringing its total number of laboratories to 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ihekweazu told journalists in Abuja that the agency was pleased at the activation of the two laboratories for inclusion in its molecular laboratory network.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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