The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says it established seven testing labs across the country in seventeen days.
Two out of the seven were added on Wednesday even as the centre says there are plans for more expansion.
As of March 30, the centre had only six labs.
A tweet by the NCDC on Wednesday which disclosed the establishment of the labs read: “Seventeen days ago, we set a target to scale up #COVID19 testing capacity from 6 to 13 labs in 3 weeks.
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“Today, we announced the inclusion of the 12th & 13th labs, with plans for further expansion.
“Our lab strategy set to be published has more details on how we‘re scaling up testing.
“As we increase the number of labs, we are working very hard with states to improve the sample collection and transportation process.
“Our goal is to ensure that everyone who meets the national case definition is tested, positive cases are isolated and managed to recovery.”
