The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that Nigeria now has eight laboratories to conduct sample tests for the Coronavirus disease.
The Director-General of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, made this known during the Presidential Task Force Briefing on COVID-19 in the country, on Friday in Abuja.
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He said “One more testing laboratory opened in Lagos today. Nigeria now has eight laboratories for testing for COVID-19.
“The new Lab is the Biosecurity Facility in Lagos State.
“So Lagos now has three Labs. Later today we will activate a Lab in Abuja, and then Kano will be next.
