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The Chief Executive Officer and Director General of NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, told The Guardian yesterday that the Federal Government was seriously concerned and prepared to contain the virus because with the country’s large population, an outbreak would have global health security implications.

“Currently, four laboratories in Nigeria can test for COVID-19. In addition to the NCDC National Reference Laboratory in Abuja, this capacity has been developed at the Virology Laboratory of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital; Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital and African Centre for Genomics of Infectious Diseases in Ede, Osun State.

Senate President Ahmad Lawan, said: “While the Federal Ministry of Health and the associated agencies may be doing their best, this best is not good enough and we should not take anything for granted.“We must be prepared. We must take all the necessary measures at our ports – airports, seaports. If someone is coming from China, he should be quarantined, not self- isolation.

“All we were given is a sheet of paper to indicate whether we were sick and whether we have been to one country or the other and how we will be contacted if there is an emergency. How will you try me? How do you know if I have fallen sick? This is very frightening.“Something has to be done to ensure that we do not give way to a situation which we will not be able to control. Countries that have adequate medical facilities are working hard to ensure that they contain the spread of coronavirus.

Imagine if SOUTH AFRICA CAN TAKE THIS PREVENTIVE MEASURES DAMN NIGERIANS

Just 4🙄 in the most populated country in Africa🤦🏽....

Of what use to citizens are members of the National Assembly? What emergency is Nigeria really prepared for? NA always reactive in its actions. Always fire brigade approach. Did they not see how quickly China mobilized to contain the spread of the virus?

Minister of health should come and defend this oooo. Where is Our millions

But our executive arm of government says we are prepared...

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