Tag: COVID-19 Tests
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‘Lagos has spent about N800m on Covid-19 tests’
THE Lagos State government has spent about N800million on COVID-19 tests, Commissioner for Health Prof. Akin Abayomi said on Thursday. According to him, 16,000 tests have so far been conducted. Prof. Abayomi, who spoke at a news conference, said each COVID-19 test cost between N40,000-N50,000 and that 16,000 tests carried out so far were paid…
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FG gives reasons for slow pace of COVID-19 tests in Nigeria
The Federal Government, says the slow rollout of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Test Results is due to a combination of stringent rules aimed at ensuring its reliability. Sen. Olorunnimbe Mamora, the Minister for States, Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), made this disclosure on Sunrise Daily, Channels Television, on Wednesday in Abuja. Mamora…