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A Covid-19 patient receives oxygen therapy to treat respiratory challenges at the Lagos State Isolation Centre, in Yaba, Lagos. – The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Nigeria is increasing rapidly following daily reports by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) even as Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, accounted for the highest number of cases in the country. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP)
BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL

Living with Long Covid in Lagos

Most people recover from Covid‑19 quickly, but Long Haulers in Nigeria are turning to one another for support

  • Bolu Akindele
8 min read
Slow off the mark: Bizana in the Eastern Cape. The province waited more than a month to establish a team of experts to direct its efforts to contain Covid-19. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
BEVAN GOQWANA

Wanted: Medical experts in the Eastern Cape

Its government is far behind other provinces in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic

  • Athandiwe Saba
  • Thanduxolo Jika
5 min read