The virology lab of Alex Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, Ebonyi has been activated as a COVID19 testing centre.
This was announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control via their Twitter page.
The latest addition of the Ebonyi centre takes the number of COVID-19 testing labs in Nigeria to 7.
Maiduguri, Kano, Sokoto, Port Harcourt, Jos and Kaduna have centres being constructed in progress.
#COVID19Nigeria UPDATE
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 1, 2020
The virology lab of Alex Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, Ebonyi has been activated for #COVID19 testing
This brings number of COVID-19 testing labs in Nigeria to 7
In progress-Maiduguri, Kano, Sokoto, Port Harcourt, Jos & Kaduna pic.twitter.com/EiZ54abQeW
