Following efforts by Edo State Government to boost the state’s capacity to test for coronavirus and achieve its target of testing 1,000 residents daily, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has validated a new Polymerase Chain Reaction testing centre at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital .
Okundia noted that the state has revved up its testing and screening capacity, urging residents to use the opportunity provided by the state government to ascertain their COVID-19 status. According to him, “The Edo State Government is committed to wiping out this deadly virus from all communities in Edo, as we have stepped up measures to screen over 500, 000 residents and test about 5,000 people within the next few days.
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