Nigeria’s low COVID-19 deaths mystery: An act of God? 

Nigeria’s low COVID-19 deaths mystery: An act of God? 

The COVID-19 pandemic has subsided though the World Health Organisation is yet to officially declare it ended. Most countries have removed covid-19 pandemic restrictions and returned to pre-pandemic processes after the world’s economic and social activities were crippled and held to a standstill for more than two years. There are still lingering unanswered questions in peoples’ minds concerning covid-19 pandemic. Why was the effect very mild in Africa, especially in West Africa? The prediction of public health experts using different algorithms and models was that Sub-Saharan Africa would suffer the most deaths because of poor infrastructure and a shaky and underfunded healthcare system. These areas are already struggling with malaria, tuberculosis, polio, malnutrition, and a host of other tropical diseases. And the addition of covid-19 will stretch the weak healthcare system to its fullest resulting in a covid-19 Armageddon. According to WHO, most…

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