Billionaire Elon Musk\u2019s SpaceX launches first manned space flight from US in nearly a decade<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nOthers reported were; FCT (52), Delta (23), Edo (22), Rivers (14), Ogun (13), Kaduna (12), Kano (9), Borno (7), Katsina (6), Jigawa (5), Oyo (5), Yobe (3), Plateau (3) and Osun (1).<\/p>\n
The NCDC\u00a0noted that the government was working hard to test and treat who may have been infected with COVID-19.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease be cooperative\u00a0and avoid discrimination against those who have been visited by public health officials. They need your support and care while you aware taking responsibility,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n
The NCDC announced the inclusion of Bauchi State Reference Molecular Laboratory, brings the total number of laboratories with the capacity to test for COVID-19 in the country to 29.<\/p>\n
The other laboratories are;\u00a0the NCDC National Reference Laboratory, FCT and Defence Reference Laboratory, FCT.<\/p>\n
Virology Laboratory of Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos State, Biosafety Level-3 Laboratory, Lagos State and Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Edo state<\/p>\n
Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Lagos State, Virology Laboratory of University College Hospital, Oyo State and Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (FETHA), Ebonyi.<\/p>\n
African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases, Osun State, National Veterinary Research Institute,Vom, Plateau. Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano State, DNA Laboratory, Kaduna State and University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Borno.<\/p>\n
Centre for Advanced Medical Research and Training (CARMET), Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto, Africa Centre of Excellence for Neglected Tropical Diseases and Forensic Biotechnology, ABU, Zaria, Kaduna State, Centre for Infectious Disease Research and Bayero University Kano, Kano State.<\/p>\n
Others are\u00a054gene mobile laboratory, Ogun, 54gene mobile laboratory, Lagos State, 54gene mobile laboratory, Kano State. Mobile laboratory, Delta.<\/p>\n
University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Rivers State University Teaching Hospital Satelite Molecular Laboratory, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Afriglobal Medicare Laboratory, Ogun and Sahel Centre for Molecular Diagnostics and\u00a0\u00a0Research, Katsina State.<\/p>\n
The NCDC said there are more than one laboratories in states like\u00a0\u00a0Edo, Lagos and Kano, while efforts were ongoing to set up laboratories in Kwara and Gombe States.<\/p>\n
The health agency said it had a National testing strategy and that was why it was using the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), to scale for the COVID-19.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the moment, the COVID-19 tests that we report daily are coming from the PCR, they detect the genetic information of the virus, the RNA. That\u2019s only possible if the virus is there and someone is actively infected.<\/p>\n
\u201cPCR tests are used to directly detect the presence of an antigen, rather than the presence of the body\u2019s immune response, or antibodies.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy detecting viral RNA, which will be present in the body before antibodies form or symptoms of the disease are present, the tests can tell whether or not someone has the virus very early on,\u201d it explained.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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