NCDC urged to step up testing, establish more COVID-19 testing centres
Control to step up its testing capacity, as that will unravel hidden cases of COVID-19 in the country.
The group said the establishment of three testing centers in Anambra was imperative, with one in each of the three senatorial zones because of her population, and the recent relaxation of the lockdown order by the state governor. “In the area of testing capacity, the country still disappointingly and acutely lags behind. With UN estimated population of 200 million, to have only 11,000 of its citizens tested is not a good record.
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