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afroniger:
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/384620-nigeria-adds-two-laboratories-to-test-for-covid-19.html

9jaRealist:
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Lagos Isolation Center in Onikan, donated by GTBank...

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honest1480:
Nigerian government is always waiting for war to come before preparation.

9jaRealist:
You can...

The protocol thus far is that when a suspected case is reported, the NCDC sends someone to the home to take a sample...
Presumably, the NCDC (or its agents) simply do not chock the samples into their bags or an envelope to be DHL-ed to the labs.

Of course, if the person is already symptomatic, he/she is taken to a biosecurity (or an isolation) facility and tested there...
If such a person is confirmed as positive, they remain at the isolation center. Otherwise, they are released (eg, the woman in Enugu State).
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emeijeh:
That's small.
This virus is something else!
2 is like nothing .
Even Newyork is overwhelmed
Where are the Lab Scientists and microbiologists that will work in these labs, when the Nigerian system has frustrated them to become Wig sellers and fashion designers?

MrDebonair:
I have suggested to the health minister on why there should be testing and isolation centres in each states. As at today all testing centres are located majorly in South west and Abuja. What happens to South east and the Northern regions?


Off what benefit is it to saving lives when isolation centres have only beds with no ventilators. Average time frame for patients on ventilator to recovery is 9 days. What is the Federal Govt doing to acquire more ventilators?

Nigeria still has time to suppress the spread and prepare for cases but the time is being wasted.

LabDNA:
The NCDC hardly even answer calls to their phones, people have written so many bad reviews due to the distateful encounter they had trying to reach them. Yet you expect them to routinely send sample swabsticks to people's home?

Get real bro, they are overwhelmed already, they should decentralize and publish partner labs and hospitals in every state where people can go and get their samples collected, for onward transportation under controlled mileu.

Assymptomatic and symptomatic patients should all be tested.

9jaRealist:
You can...

The protocol thus far is that when a suspected case is reported, the NCDC sends someone to the home to take a sample...
Presumably, the NCDC (or its agents) simply do not chock the samples into their bags or an envelope to be DHL-ed to the labs.

Of course, if the person is already symptomatic, he/she is taken to a biosecurity (or an isolation) facility and tested there...
If such a person is confirmed as positive, they remain at the isolation center. Otherwise, they are released (eg, the woman in Enugu State).
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lexy2014:
Brother, its unfortunate that ur suggestions aren't needed in a country like Nigeria. There was always enough time to prevent d present situation but despite calls to close d airports, d govt refused to act. If d govt couldn't take action on things that didn't cost money, is it ventilator that will cost money that d govt will act on? I don't think so. My prayer is that let d poor not suffer because of d bad leaders we have

LabDNA:
The NCDC hardly even answer calls to their phones, people have written so many bad reviews due to the distateful encounter they had trying to reach them. Yet you expect them to routinely send sample swabsticks to people's home?

Get real bro, they are overwhelmed already, they should decentralize and publish partner labs and hospitals in every state where people can go and get their samples collected, for onward transportation under controlled mileu.

Assymptomatic and symptomatic patients should all be tested.

Mizwisdom:
Do you have sense? I seriously doubt.

lexy2014:
But d PPMC MD that died tested positive but was left to die in his home

Nukilia:
The NCDC is like every typical government agency that thrive on mediocrity.

sapientia:
6 all over Nigeria?

Can they please stop posting that figure they said they have confirmed.

Nigeria do not know the number of people positive since there are no test centres.

Please, all these kits of 10 mins and 5 mins being discovered, can't our FG be negotiating aggressively that test run of the kits be done in Nigeria.

Since Buhari have absconded from duty, one of the 36 Presidents we have now can still do it.

God forbid the wave of death starts now, its over.

All those billions donated, what are they using it for?

Though Nigerians need food now, priority and undivided focus should be channelled massive testing of Nigerians.

Miracle1991:
always learn to appreciate your leader, moreover they didn't say they stopping from there. With your prayers and support we can get more than 37 so that every state will have theirs.
Thanks to the government

Crispels:
Most of those fast test kits are still undergoing trial and not yet reliable for export.


Mind you, It’s not that easy setting up world class labs in a country that failed to invest in its health care system for decades. Most of the testing labs in the country belong to state governments and universities. Do you think NCDC are the ones setting up most of he LABS?
Google the history or ownership of most of the existing 6 labs and you will realize federal government has nothing to do with them.

In fact, the one in Osun State(which is perhaps the best in the country) belongs to a World Bank funded research center housed in a private university.

All of you are saying they’ve donated billions, how much is all these money in dollars? It’s not even up to 100million dollars yet. Setting up world class labs in all the states across the country will cost at least 500million dollars. I know of science labs at schools here in the US that are worth over 5billion dollars. That is way more than Nigeria’s total annual health and education budget. We need to address the root cause of underfunding of healthcare sector.

Oricha62:
Stop this trash , the whole is already in trouble. Don't add salt to the wound .

Oricha62:
Stop this trash , the whole is already in trouble. Don't add salt to the wound .

lexy2014:
Absolutely spot on. Nigeria had enough time to prepare but as usual, our people in govt were dilly dallying, travelling to London & Germany and jumping from one social function to another

osydennyz:
Just imagine.... With a population of over 200 million people.....it will not be well with those government officials (past & present) feeding on allocations meant for our health sector........

OdefaGirl:
With the lockdown in some states, how will the testing be possible for neighbouring states that doesn't have the test labs?

9jaRealist:
Huh?

Not sure where you got that from...
But this Sahara Reporters’ story contains a family statement that he died in hospital.

http://saharareporters.com/2020/03/23/breaking-family-confirms-death-ex-ppmc-managing-director-achimugu-coronavirus
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Miracle1991:
always learn to appreciate your leader, moreover they didn't say they stopping from there. With your prayers and support we can get more than 37 so that every state will have theirs.
Thanks to the government