According to the latest update by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), it disclosed that the number of labs with the capacity to test for #COVID19 has increased to 6 with the inclusion of the Virology Laboratory of University College Hospital, Ibadan.
The organization also stated on its twitter handle that it will be in Abakaliki on Sunday to set up another lab in efforts to quickly ramp up #COVID19 testing capacity in Nigeria.
At the time of this report, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases is getting close to 100.
Nigerians are being urged to maintain social distance and stay at home in order to prevent the spread of the virus.