Nigeria will be able to test up to 1000 suspected cases of coronavirus by the end of this week, the NCDC has said.

Meanwhile, it should take at least a month to treat a Covid-19 patient to the point that the virus will not be traceable in the body system, the minister of health, Osagie Ehanire, said.

Mr Ehanire said this while answering questions from journalists at the Presidential Taskforce briefing on Tuesday. He also said Nigeria has discharged five patients so far since the first case was reported in the country.

This assertion, however, differs from the figures on the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control Covid-19 microsite.

The NCDC on Tuesday said till date, 135 cases have been confirmed, eight patients have been discharged and two deaths from COVID-19 recorded in Nigeria.

The official said there are some people who are due to be discharged “but based on the pattern of treatment, the patients must be tested at least twice between 24 to 48 hours to ensure the test is negative”.

Laboratories
Meanwhile, the Director General, NCDC Chikwe Ihekweazu, said the government is planning on expanding the testing capacity for Nigerians.

He said many Nigerians have been complaining about testing “but the government is working towards solving it.”

He said there had been systematic problems with testing and the current testing capacity is 1000 per day but would soon be 1,500.

”The focus of all our efforts is to increase the number of people that are tested. As of last week, we had the capacity to test 500 per day. By the end of this week, we will be at a thousand per day.

”By next week, we plan to take it to 1500 per day just by increasing the number of labs,” he said.

He also said the government is doing all it can to provide more laboratories.

”You cannot build a molecular laboratory overnight. The quick solution is not building a new laboratory but re-equipping the existing laboratories.

”It not just the job of just the federal government, but state government and the private sector is also coming in,” he said.

Tracking via tech
He said the use of technology is being implemented to track discharged patients of Covid-19.

“One of the biggest lessons we learnt from the Ebola outbreak is the use of technology and that is one aspect we have implemented.

“We have rolled out a system built on the experience of Ebola. It allows the electronic tracking of every case and every contact of every case in Nigeria.

“So at the EOC, we have the ability to map all these cases, their contacts to know which ones have been discharged. We know the links between contacts,” he said.

Source: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/coronavirus/385203-coronavirus-nigeria-able-to-test-between-500-and-1000-a-day.html

Not bad. We would overcome this Chinese virus.

Details please

If this is true, then we are at least moving forward. But the question is that, is the testing not for only a class off citizens?

I just hope the money donated by generous notable Nigerians will be effectively used to help save lives and reduce the number of covid 19 cases.

I'm sure we already have over 3000 infected people already..
We don't know this because we haven't tested many people..

I hope when they discharge a patient they advise the person to still self isolate. Cause studies show some can still affect others even after they are free of symptoms.

Damnnnnn niggarrr
Isoright

Heat wan finish person for inside house
No light!
Generator sound wan tear person ear
Which kind mind God give us?
Since 1960 no single govt fit solve d issue of light!

That means this lockdown will last longer than 14days

Well

I won't say a word

A Month.. So Abba Go Spend A Month In Isolation Prison Center

He also said it cost the Government N10,000 per test. This health minister will hammer by the the time this thing is over

No wonder the lock down, symptoms shows before 2 weeks, death happens anytime after 2 weeks, treatment takes a month

so if we can simply lock our selves up for 3 to 6 weeks to stop the spread and circulation, and adere strictly to the safety guidline, all cases would had shown, this ones to die would had died, the ones to be treated would be undergoing treatment while the rest can go back to their normal life

But Hell NO people just want us all to die together hence their gross violation of simple rules, claiming they want to eat, they have to work and other silly excuse to doom us like Italians, some even so it as a chance to score cheap political points

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Hjj

It should differ with each individual.

Some have strong white blood cells while others don't.

The level and intensity of care available to a person also determine.

#mythoughtsthough

One thing that will need to be clarified is what the treatment will entail since there's no efficacious vaccine for now.

Ekiti and Ibadan patients didn't spend up to 15 days... what would you say?

One month to treat each patient, osheeyyyyy!!! Wait till when this Coronavirus matter is over and you hear the amount they spent. But then again, this is Nigeria, the matter may never end, they might let it linger and drag for years like they did with boko haram and it might just become another cash cow for the cabals to chop 9ja money finish. How much dem take feed El Zaky for house arrest? No be N3.5million per month Oga Lai talk dah time?

wallex1983:
If this is true, then we are at least moving forward. But the question is that, is the testing not for only a class off citizens?

For now, testing is for suspected cases , and contacts of a confirmed case

We don't need many ventilators in Nigeria

The Elderly Among Us Are Particularly Vulnerable To Covid - 19

It takes a month to treat coronavirus

- From same person who happens to be the health minister

Hhhmmmmm

Hummm osaigie busy man

Only cure can save us.

Government.


Please send us 500k for staying at home

Iyiataata92:
Details please

Details so that you can start your critics



We shall not die of Coronavirus, we shall live to tell the story.

ikorodureporta:


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meanwhile the US is testing 1million citizens per day. We're getting there. 1,000 to 1500, 2,000,....,1,000,000,..., 100,000,000,...,200,000,000. see as over population wan wound us.

God please have your way and heal the world.