The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed on Thursday, March 5th, 2020 that all the thirty one (31) suspected cases of Coronavirus in the country tested negative. The Director of Emergency Preparedness and Response, NCDC, Dr John Oladejo said:

This means Nigeria is free of Coronavirus

He made this disclosure in Sokoto at a symposium on “The emerging and re-emerging Viral Infections: The story of Lassa fever and COVID-19,” organised by the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. He assured Nigerians that the NCDC has the necessary tools to detect the disease. He added that coronavirus screening has been strengthened at points of entry, while in-country surveillance has been improved via state epidemiologists.

On the capacity of diagnostics, he said:

We now have testing capacity in three laboratories: National Reference Laboratory, Abuja; LUTH in Lagos; and Irrua in Edo state.

Justin Nwosu

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