The Federal Executive Council FEC has approved the sum of N8.49 billion for the purchase of 12 assorted items for the Novel Coronavirus...
The Federal Executive Council FEC has approved the sum of N8.49 billion for the purchase of 12 assorted items for the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control .
“This is part of the preparedness for community transmission which is going on now and has affected over 586 Local Government Areas and we need the materials so as to be able to expand our testing and diagnostic capabilities. “We are procuring these materials to be able to respond properly to community transmission phase,” he stressed.
“So, those who do the rapid test now, if it is positive you have to go and confirm with the PRC because the accuracy is questionable. Some of them their accuracy is 60 percent, which means that 40 percent will be wrong, others are 20 percent wrong which is why Rapid Diagnostic Test , is not yet officially used in Nigeria. But, I personally believe that as they continue to improve on it within some months we shall be able to use it.
“Just a few days ago, Belarus held presidential election because their constitution gives them a deadline within which it must be held. Other countries have held elections, some have defied elections depending on how each country assess their own risk. And in Nigeria where the case infection rate is relatively low compared to other countries which is about two percent, globally is nearly four percent and then the weight of distribution of the cases is not even.
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