National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that there are presently only five laboratories within its laboratory network with the capacity to test for coronavirus in Nigeria.
This was confirmed in a tweet shared on the agency's official Twitter handle on Sunday, March 22.
NCDC went on to note that laboratory teams are working around the clock to ensure rapid testing of samples from suspected cases across the country.
It would be recalled that the World Health Organization (WHO) said Africa has only six labs capable of handling testing for the coronavirus.
This comes as the organization is concerned about the potential outbreak of coronavirus in Africa due to the poor health facilities available on the continent.
