NCDC Activates More Laboratories In Kaduna, Maiduguri

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has activated two new testing laboratories in Kaduna and Maiduguri.

NCDC tweeted about this on Wednesday.

It listed them as DNA Lab, a private sector lab in Kaduna, and UniMaid Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri.

According to NCDC, there are now 13 COVID-19 testing laboratories in the country

NCDC said it was working towards establishing more laboratories in Sokoto and Port Harcourt states.

?#COVID19Nigeria UPDATE

Two new labs have been activated for #COVID19 testing at:

1. DNA Lab, a private sector lab in Kaduna
2. @uni_maid Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri

This brings the number of COVID-19 testing labs in Nigeria to 13

In progress- Sokoto & Port Harcourt pic.twitter.com/wS3HHOUk2u

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 15, 2020