A file photo of the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, at a press conference in Abuja. Channels TV/ Sodiq Adelakun.The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says Nigeria now has the capacity to test 1,500 people a day for coronavirus .
“With the expanded national case definition and addition of two new laboratories to test for COVID-19 in Ibadan and Ebonyi States, the national testing capacity is now at 1,500 a day,” Ehanire said.READ ALSOThe Minister also noted that 71 per cent of 6,000 contacts have been traced and efforts were being intensified to reduce the numbers of suspected cases who have not been reached.
In his opening speech, Mustapha reiterated that the pandemic was a potential danger to all of humanity and threatens Nigeria’s economy and national security. He said, “Yesterday we conducted the highest number of COVID-19 tests and recorded the highest number of positive cases in Nigeria,” Ihekweazu said.
I'm surprised this fellow still has a job😜
Nonsense
That is great, we will need only 20 years to test Lagos state indigenes and less than 100 years to test all Nigerians home...
Too much talking ..
Na demdem
Good development
This seems exaggerated
It's a big fat lie
If this is true, it's a welcome development. Because the rate which people are tested should be improved to help curb the spread.
1500 sir we are over 200M in this country that means we are going to finish after 133,000days which is 365years, before u reach us we re already dead.
Good News
Na still that chair still de? After all the donations una nor ft change that chair
Super story
Giant of Africa
And health minister has been shouting ' we are ready to fight Covid-19' since January. What a readiness!!!.
Fmohnigeria were these kits made here in Nigeria?* *those from outside are heavily contaminated, take note.
And you are so proud of that
But where to isolate them is the problem
Ideot
Lets make it a goal and get to 150,000 quickly
Channels pls help tell the government and its power agency we need electricity!!!
The question is not how many you can test daily, the question is how many do you test daily? We are way behind
1500 persons per day.... Tar there! And the total test done isn't up to 1000... Make una dey retest unaself
Apc television una too lie
Please tell them to send my corona dash that is going on o...
If we are a serious country, every local government should have a testing center.
You can own a 2 bedroom apartment in Surulere by securing the apartment with 3.5m. DM for details.
Good news. You can do more Federal Ministry of health.
While Germany is testing 70k a day we can't even test up to 5k shame of a country
Good Sir
Good new, there is room for improvement!
I hope this is true
•Presidential security vote; •Presidential convoy allowance; •National Assembly members' allowances & their N13.5 monthly constituency moni; •Et al All these couldn't saved us this national shame dat has turned Nigerians to beggars. MBuhari, CutTheCostOfGovernanceNOW!
FG isn't doing well.
I hope the imported test kits and face masked have been properly tested in labs and certified by Nafdac..... It should not be our culture of always accepting gifts and aids without testing them
365 years to go. Kudos
How is our emergency system now sir! Or still testing? ... I need money oh
In view of our population, this number is very small & the more we tarry, the more the virus can gain grounds. Step up please!!!
If South Africa can test 30,000 a day why can’t we?
At all at all nah hin bad
I still dont know why I have a feeling these guy called leaders are benefiting at the back door..
Hahahaha, With this rate it will take more than 865 years to test all Nigerians. Una shame dey shame me.
Before the testing kits get exhausted somehow!
SEzekwesili NCDCgov 1500 per day out of over 200 million citizens... That's not good enough and this 1500 is meant for the rich people how about the poor? Federal Government need to start inventing testing kits, USA invented theirs, what are our scientists are doing?
And you are proud to announce it, compared to the nation's population it's still low
Pls come to Benue State ooo
Testing 1500 people a day isn't solution DrEOEhanire. Tell Nigerians what measures, plans u are executing in the area of cure. Have u started any medical research project yet? All the billions received in donation can't be shared for God's sake. We need solution not lockdown
Test Nigeria not a few states in one region
OfficialApcOgun Seriously.. Why everything in this country is politicize
OfficialApcOgun It should be done by state and local government... Plss let all this issue end after 14... We need to resume to work.. We Need to plan for our own future
When well meaning countries and Govt are targeting testing a hundred thousand people a day!!!! Smh
Who else is listening 2 this Comedian? 😂😆😄 Pls kindly comment wit ur no pls, so that we will know una 😂🤓🤣
The number is too small
Where? Lagos?
How far reaching are these testing done? COVIDー19 StaySafe stayathomeNigerians
It's a good move. However, improvement on the number is needed and fast cos I can't imagine 200m/ 1,500. The answer will take like forever!
Can? Or we should be talking about already testing. This one is talking in the past sha
What's the time duration for a standard test
Old news.
Good news
After testing what next with the positive results?
Isokay
Little by little, we'll get there.
That's good. The earlier we get more testing kit, the less threatening we feel.
But you people are not picking the ordinary man's calls
Only?so how many years to finish?
Sir, so you are happy to announce that Nigerians can now Test 1,500 people a day for the covid- 19, what is the need of testing 1,500 people a day, if there’s no solution to it?
Is that why ure smiling?
Lied
😂😂😂😂 have they tested up to that amount yet 😅
Niegria or Lagos
This is awesome!
Smh
U pple beta test them 5times oh cos me no trust una kit
Hmmm, why does this come as both a good news and a bad news. Good news, because more people can now be tested. Bad news, because the world will now know the true numbers in Nigeria
With test kits from China?
It’s well
We should aim to test everybody in Nigeria.
Now, we can truly ascertain the number of cases infected. This is good. We need to brace ourselves for the second phase.
Tell us how many people have been tested now?
Germany test roughly 70000 people per day... 1500 tests per day and u can still say it out
Just be careful oooo,nobody want to die young
In abuja? What about other state
How is that possible
Which state did they start from? Because as far as I am concerned, nobody is testing anyone in my state. If you feel sick, they will proper thing
I pray God will save us from these foolish leaders
More Greece to your elbows sir, together we will succeed .
Great. Way to go.
How true is this because all d other nations discovered faulty items but Nigeria didn't, hence which kits are they using?
Isi gini🤫
I hope he’s not lying.
Rada rada and nonsense talk
I hope it is true. I hope we don't settle on 1500 people per day. We need more people to get tested each day until we have enough.
Now the rise in figures increases faster😫
Only 1,500 when South Africa is testing 30,000 people a day😂.. That means it will take 20yrs to test 200million Nigerian population🤣.. Bobby let's go🚶🏽♂️🐕
Nigeria u are doing well..... murasi
For all the ministers na one of them were i dey respect b dis
How?
Una well done
Audio Testing..
So we should celebrate it because we can test 1,500 people a day people that are hungry,no food no money,you guys are sick
This is good. Th lockdown will allow government to quickly contain the spread.
My advice, pls use hypo and chlorine to wash those test kits but China people are very wicked.. They can put the virus inside the test kits... America is a witness
We do not want to hear constant noise but visible actions that will improve & change the face of our health sector.
And he's even smiling about it. O ma se o! Awon airhead ministers of buhari. Like buhari, like his ministers. Clueless + clueless =clueless²......
Test 1500 people or carry out 1500 tests?
It will take 133,333 days to test 200,000,000 Nigeria population.
In a country of supposedly 200 million people. Hmmmm!
Liars geng
Please let the FG be careful, there are news flying around about defaulting testing kits from china, let's be mindful of testing kits to be using for our test. May God bless Nigeria.
Lmao
You guys that called urselfs leaders are nothing but evil, you govern on urselfs and ur family. Cos I strongly believe if this virus should begin here. You will fly all your family out Nigeria. but God will catch all of you..Na this virus go kill all our Bad leaders..AMEN!!
in order words it will take Nigeria 1300 years to test her 200 Million population wch will increase during that time frame as well. You re doing well sir !
Stop playing silly politics over human lives... Shitty Assholes🙄
Atleast there will be more access to NCDCgov
🙄 thank God for them...bunch of Bomboclats
You want to start another lie ? First was we are ready to tackle Covid- 19 , few days later , begging for test kits and respirators SackOsagieNow
If only our government could always be on high alert at all time in all sphere of our National life ? The Nation would be better off than what it is now.
All we want to hear is that a vaccine is out for de virus. But we ain't hearing that
This liar has started again. Nobody will give you guys any ventilator. Go and buy your own. Use your own money fool.
Nigeria congratulations ooo
When you guys are done with the rich, let us know so we can test those with symptoms.
Where ooooo
Rather leave it like that.
Liars
Good news. Appreciation to the team.
We are progressing. 👏 👏 👏
These are all stories while in more than three quarters of the country you have no testing facilities
Test all the senators, ministers, service chiefs, honorable members and last but not the least, Mr. President. Thank you. The Masses don't know where UK is.
Late move and it might be a lie. Who knows?
So it will take 134 days to test 200M citizens like five Months. This must be a joke
The US is testing 100000 per day. They are 300mm people
You have started again oo!
At Abuja alone I guess
From 500 to 1000 now 1500 still haven't seen or had of who has been tested, una go still enter 2000 nobody will be tested..... And please test you families and co- workers before you dey reach ma side
Can this test kits be shared across the state?
Let the true count begin 😷😷😷😷
We don hear you
We're gradually getting there
And that's enough? There are over a 100million people in the country, if you could test only 1,500 people a day. It'll take months before testing everyone assuming everyone gets the corona virus.
Great job
This is GREAT 👏🏽
Including who has high fever and malaria That was converted coviki one nine
Addonbelieve you
They should test all the governors, ministers and legislators first. We wan check sumfin
🤦♀️
infomacenter With a population of 200milion
Shut up please
Now the number of infected person in Nigeria will increase because of this test kits from China carrying the virus
Nice step
Make e b true o
Pls hope those test kits are not from 🇨🇳 China? Because the virus in inside China test kits... That's why alot of people are scared of testing..
Audio test
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