Malaria is a killer, and Maiduguri always experiences a rise in malaria fever at the beginning and the end of every rainy season. But this year’s fever it is a bit out of the ordinary.

Bakura Goni, a medical expert, while speaking to our reporter in Maiduguri today said, this year’s fever is different from previous ones, and he urged people to get tested. People don’t want to get tested, he said, because they are afraid of Coronavirus and that makes his work tedious, encouraging people to know their status.

“People should not feel reluctant. Sincerely speaking this year’s fever is different from malaria, therefore, the best solution is to get tested,” he added. year’s

During an interview with a cross section of people in Maiduguri, an RNI reporter, found that people expressed concern at the increase of fever in Borno state, but also said that it is normal to have fever, especially at this time of year.

“Do any of you experience fever, sore throat and flu recently?” our reporter asked. “Yes we did!” three out of seven responded, but when she asked whether any of them got tested none of them said yes.

With 60,266 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country, experts are worried about the low testing capacity of the country as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said that there have so far been less than 800,000 tested out of a 200 million population.