00:00At least 49 people have died and around 100 others have been treated in southern Nigeria
00:06after consuming a drink suspected of containing methanol.
00:10Understate health authorities say about 182 people have been affected in Odigo and Irelia areas.
00:18I just off my shoe and lie down on the bed like that.
00:22So when it is around 2 o'clock, I started feeling my chest is beating fast.
00:28So I called one or two people.
00:31I tried to lock my own door because I've locked it at the back already.
00:37So I tried to knock the door so that people at home can assist me.
00:41So that is what I know that I do.
00:44So even while bringing me here, I was unconscious.
00:48So that is all I can say about the COVID-19.
00:51The residents have told the press that a locally made herbal alcoholic drink known as monkey tail is suspected of
00:57being linked to the outbreak.
00:59Doctors say many of those affected are relatively young and had underlying health conditions.
01:04that are really affected the young age, invariably from 30 years to 40 years.
01:13And we discovered that whenever they come around, when we investigate them, they have one or two comorbidities.
01:19What I mean is that they have, like some of them who have hepatitis B reactive in them.
01:24Some have some organ dysfunction before they invariably take this, I mean this substance abuse, which is a methanol poisoning.
01:40Locally produced alcohol is widely consumed in Nigeria, particularly in rural areas, where it is often cheaper than commercial brands.
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