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NCDC urged to enhance testing centres in Kano

A non-governmental organisation, Partners for Community Safety, on Sunday urged the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control to set up a standard medical laboratory for COVID-19 sample collection and testing in Kano State.

Its team leader, Ali Wali, in a statement, also urged the Federal Government to set up testing centres across the state and “embark on community testing before things get out of hands.’’

“Kano state testing capacity needs to be enhanced urgently.

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“This is because the status of the state as far as COVID-19 is concerned is not yet known.

“Older people and people with underlying medical problems are dying in Kano,” Wali said.

He asked the members of the public to be serious about COVID-19 and stop spreading fake news, saying “it’s a reality everyone must face.

He urged the security agencies to collaborate with traditional institutions to strengthen surveillance at Nigeria’s borders in order to halt interstate transmission.

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