COVID-19: Lagos Engages Local Scientists to Produce Reagents
Says it has tested 16,000 residents so farDue to the global shortage of reagents for testing suspected cases of COVID-19, the Lagos State Government has engaged the services of local scientists to produce alternative testing materials.
He said: “We have engaged scientists here to produce alternative reagents. Two of the scarce reagents have been produced locally already, thereby taking the pressure of chasing manufacturers of reagents overseas. He also mentioned that the state will be validating a rapid-testing model which will give hospitals the opportunity to test any person coming to the medical facility under 10 minutes, adding that some manufacturers have been engaged for this activity.
“We are also in the process off regularising home isolation and treatment for COVID-19 patients in the state. We are planning to make home isolation and care an official option for some patients, especially those with mild symptoms of the infection.”
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