At the moment, the country has 46 PCR diagnostic machines and 12 GeneXpert laboratories.
source: Punch
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Tuesday said it had set up five new COVID – 19 testing laboratories in the country.
The new centres will be located at Edo Specialist Hospital, Benin; ATBU Teaching Hospital, Bauchi; Rivers Indorama Company Molecular Lab; State Specialist Hospital, Amachara, Abia; and University of Abuja, Gwagwalada GX Lab. The NCDC in a statement said the development brought the total number of laboratories in its Molecular Laboratory Network to 58.
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