Seun:
We've been told that it's difficult to do massive testing for the Coronavirus Disease in Nigeria. That we don't have the trained workers, technology, and money to do it like South Korea. This is why we've only conducted 5,000 tests in a country with a population of 195.9 million. This got me thinking about other African countries:

South Africa, with a population of 57.78 million, has conducted 80,085 tests.
Ghana, with a population of 29.77 million, has conducted 37,954 tests.
Egypt, with a population of 98.42 million, has conducted 25,000 tests.

Also, Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, is 9th in the list of African countries which have conducted the most tests. We are also 26th in the list of African countries that have conducted the most tests relative to the size of their population. Should we be conducting way more tests?

EmekaBlue:
wait o...even with low test rate y r people not dropping dead in the streets yet or is the covid-19 symptom everlasting b4 it takes effect?!. This shit has been around for long enough to see the effect

Abegi our weather is helping or immune system and also maybe na d test dey give d virus sef.

I won't agree to be tested

Farmdog:
@The only reason being that the virus dies easily in temperatures above 27 degrees.... Africa death recordings seems to be steady/less than expected mostly because of the hot weather.

mytime24:
Wetin i go comments na

ThierryJay:
Tests are key to knowing the true status of the extent of the infection and managing the spread. With one of the lowest testing ratios in the world, our CoVID 19 management statistics are a complete farce!

To put this into perspective, if Ghana were to have tested less than 5,000 people like NIgeria, they'd probably only have less than 100 cases, and then they'd be falsely happy about the low spread of the disease.

With 10 recorded COVID deaths in Nigeria coupled with about 2 unofficial deaths (making a total of at least 12), our actual level of infection (as at two weeks ago) could be around 900 - 1200 cases when taking the 1% - 1.5% average death rate into account. Right now, with an average infection rate per person of 2.5 - 3Ro (i.e one person infects 2.5 to 3 people on the average), we might be looking at up to 2,500 - 3,500 cases currently in Nigeria. I'm not a prophet of doom but these are logical reasons for everyone to take the lockdown more seriously to break the cycle of infection!

babytoun:
The is very very worrisome. Testing speed and coverage is a key determinant of how easily a country can manage this pandemic

How on earth can it be explained that Ghana has tested 7 times more than Nigeria. It is untenable ...it is shameful

Front page please

Captainrambo2:
Well, some idiots voted saibaba for change I 2019....


Yet Aso rock clinic couldn't treat kyari........

jaxxy:


Based on our level of exposure to the virus in a way i'm happy we haven't done so many test. With all the news we hear about contaminated probes or test kits and many other stories I'm definitely not in a hurry to do no test. If we ask how many nairalander wud like to do test I'm sure only very few will especially since they dont feel sick or show symptoms to raise concerns.

I also think tests causes panic and fear and that's brings with it different sets of issues. I wud like America to analyse how this virus spread so fast over there to the point people felt it had probably been there even b4 China bt was thought to be normal flu. This started only we people started getting tested and people suddenly started getting hospitalised as more test were being done and then dying. I'm trying to play out the scenariosin my head and it seems too strange unless u can see the clear lapses which lead to a massive spread from an index case or even multiple index cases.

I can even understand Italy's situation better than America.

Amya:


Nigeria on the other hand only has Lagos and Abuja as the gate of Nigeria. After the Italian man tested positive, flights from countries with over a hundred people infected were stopped from coming into the country. The virus still sneaked into the country and when the lockdown started, people who had come into contact with infected persons were about 5 thousand people. It definitely have increased now but it won't be so much because of the lockdown.

joeluv:
America’s cases came from Europe. The strains found in most parts of America are same with Europe. Mind you, millions of Americans and Europeans travel back and forth these two continents each day. Thus, very difficult to stop a spread without a travel ban.

babytoun:
Test per million ratio shows that nigeria has tested only 24 people per million . This is the third worst in the entire world which only betters the ratio of mozambique and Malawi

Even small Niger Republic has tested 4600

mysteryman2014:


That has always been my thought. The test is too invasive.

jaxxy:


Ok that's the connection and most European countries didn't detect their cases untime to alert the Us except for Italy that had a sudden spike and I think were the ones who spread the virus to other parts of Europe.

Seun:
We've been told that it's difficult to do massive testing for the Coronavirus Disease in Nigeria. That we don't have the trained workers, technology, and money to do it like South Korea. This is why we've only conducted 5,000 tests in a country with a population of 195.9 million. This got me thinking about other African countries:

South Africa, with a population of 57.78 million, has conducted 80,085 tests.
Ghana, with a population of 29.77 million, has conducted 37,954 tests.
Egypt, with a population of 98.42 million, has conducted 25,000 tests.

Also, Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, is 9th in the list of African countries which have conducted the most tests. We are also 26th in the list of African countries that have conducted the most tests relative to the size of their population. Should we be conducting way more tests?

joeluv:
Exactly. It was when Italy started exploding US realized they were dammed. Europeans where not serious, they did not take the virus as a serious threat. A mistake that has cost them a lot. Italy spread it to other parts of Europe, and the whole Europe carried it to USA ☹️

Seun:
We've been told that it's difficult to do massive testing for the Coronavirus Disease in Nigeria. That we don't have the trained workers, technology, and money to do it like South Korea. This is why we've only conducted 5,000 tests in a country with a population of 195.9 million. This got me thinking about other African countries:

South Africa, with a population of 57.78 million, has conducted 80,085 tests.
Ghana, with a population of 29.77 million, has conducted 37,954 tests.
Egypt, with a population of 98.42 million, has conducted 25,000 tests.

Also, Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, is 9th in the list of African countries which have conducted the most tests. We are also 26th in the list of African countries that have conducted the most tests relative to the size of their population. Should we be conducting way more tests?

babytoun:
Test per million ratio shows that nigeria has tested only 24 people per million . This is the third worst in the entire world which only betters the ratio of mozambique and Malawi

Even small Niger Republic has tested 4600

DZTech:
If you knew the level of corruption in the whole project, you would just enter your inner room to go and weep.

With the way they're trying to steal every available kobo, it's as if they actually BELIEVE the virus is a joke!
This confirms the pervasive stupidity of Nigeria's elite.
Just protect you and yours, because what’s coming will be cataclysmic.

iwriterng:
Trust data coming from Nigeria at your own peril.

Jack500:
This country is not working, let's go our separate way. Yoruba population alone is more than enough for a country.

Nigeria can't work.

babytoun:
The is very very worrisome. Testing speed and coverage is a key determinant of how easily a country can manage this pandemic

How on earth can it be explained that Ghana has tested 7 times more than Nigeria. It is untenable ...it is shameful

Front page please

babytoun:
Test per million ratio shows that nigeria has tested only 24 people per million . This is the third worst in the entire world which only betters the ratio of mozambique and Malawi

Even small Niger Republic has tested 4600

9jayes:
And to think Nigeria budget can buy the whole of Ghana.

There should be at least two testing labs in every Local government

TheGoodJoe:


The incompetence of the Minister of health and NCDC boss is obvious. In sane societies these men would never have gotten close to the job and by now fired.


Lockdown means nothing without testing, isolating and treating infected ones.

ThierryJay:
Tests are key to knowing the true status of the extent of the infection and managing the spread. With one of the lowest testing ratios in the world, our CoVID 19 management statistics are a complete farce!

To put this into perspective, if Ghana were to have tested less than 5,000 people like NIgeria, they'd probably only have less than 100 cases, and then they'd be falsely happy about the low spread of the disease.

With 10 recorded COVID deaths in Nigeria coupled with about 2 unofficial deaths (making a total of at least 12), our actual level of infection (as at two weeks ago) could be around 900 - 1200 cases when taking the 1% - 1.5% average death rate into account. Right now, with an average infection rate per person of 2.5 - 3Ro (i.e one person infects 2.5 to 3 people on the average), we might be looking at up to 2,500 - 3,500 cases currently in Nigeria. I'm not a prophet of doom but these are logical reasons for everyone to take the lockdown more seriously to break the cycle of infection!