The Kano state government today announced that it has set up more coronavirus sample collection centre to enhance early detection of the virus. Dr Tijjani Hussaini the coordinator of the COVID-19 response team revealed this today during a press briefing.
Eight centres were set up in the Kano state metropolis while one other was established in Rano Local Government Area (LGA). “Ten more sample collection centres will soon be put in place, bringing the number to 19 in the state. “We are also engaging voluntary mobilisers in the LGAs to enhance active case search at the grassroots.
‘The plan is to set up one sample collection centre in each of the 44 LGAs. Hussaini said the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has opened three functional molecular laboratories. He said that the Dangote Foundation and ’54gene’ donated a mobile laboratory at the Muhammadu Buhari Hospital, Giginyu.
”The laboratories have a 650 test capacity per day while plans are under way to increase the capacity to between 1, 300 and 1, 500 per day.” The coordinator added that the state government had trained health workers on Infection, Prevention and Control (IPC), to protect them against contracting the disease. “Some of the infection recorded among health workers is linked to lack of knowledge on how to protect themselves against infections. “We have quickly turned around the tide and the health workers in isolation discharged.
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