NCDC Searching For 6,000 People In Close Contact With Coronavirus Cases

By Bimbo Ogunnaike

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed looking to for 6,000 people who have had close contact with coronavirus cases.

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, currently has over 110 cases.

“We expect cases of COVID19 to rise as we improve the capacity to detect and test. Our laboratories are activated to function 24/7.

“We appeal to Nigerians to work with us in compliance with the measures instituted by the President,” he said.

He lamented that the agency was being bogged down by people who do not require the test.“So we have to manage demand. We have to focus on those who need it the most.”

He confirmed that the duration between testing and results depends on several factors.

“But it is between 24 to 48 hours. Our target is to get results out in 12 hours,” the NCDC boss added.