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Africa News of Monday, 4 May 2020

Source: classfmonline.com

Coronavirus: Nigeria eyes 2 million tests in 3 months

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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control is looking to test two million Nigerians over the space of three months.

This was revealed by the Director-General of the health agency, Chikwe Ihekweazu who revealed that NCDC was planning to ramp up testing.

Ihekweazu who stated the NCDC was not only trying to improve testing but to bring test centres closer to home and build quality health infrastructures, noted that these things would take time.

The NCDC boss who is concerned about how well the response to the virus will be promised to near millions in testing figures over the next quarter.

He thanked the Presidential Taskforce on COVID19 and Health Ministry for their efforts.