The country is presently lacking coronavirus test extraction kits according to the Nigeria centre for disease control, NCDC Director General.
The Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu made this known in a tweet he released on Sunday,saying the type of kits that are needed and the manufacturers that make them.
He said, “We’re desperately looking for more RNA extraction kits as we expand #COVID19 testing Product: Total viral RNA extraction kits (preferably spin column and with a lysis buffer) Manufacturers: Qiagen, ThermoFischer, SeeGene, Inqaba, LifeRiver etc.”
He also said that people who would want to help could contact the agency on ncdclabnetwork@ncdc.gov.ng. Presently the agency has tested a little over 10 thousand test samples, while 1273 of those have been confirmed with the virus.
