NCDC: You can NOW get tested if your area has confirmed COVID-19 cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says you can get tested for coronavirus if your area has recorded a confirmed case of the disease.

In a Twitter post on Tuesday, the agency advised people to go for testing if they have fever, cough or difficulty breathing.

“Note that you can get tested for COVID-19 if you have fever or cough or difficulty breathing,” the agency said.

“And have been in contact with someone confirmed with the virus, or live in an area where confirmed cases have been recorded.

“If you or someone you know fits into any of these categories, please call your state hotline immediately for information on testing in your area.”

The Lagos state government had recently announced the establishment of COVID-19 testing centres across the 20 local government areas (LGAs) to allow residents to have easy access for testing.

On Monday, NCDC confirmed 38 new COVID-19 cases, bringing Nigeria’s total to 665. The latest figure shows that 188 patients have recovered from the disease, with 22 deaths recorded.

Note that you can get tested for #COVID19Nigeria if you have:

✅ Fever or Cough or Difficulty Breathing AND

EITHER

✅Have been in contact with someone confirmed with the virus;

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OR

✅Live in an area where confirmed cases have been recorded#TakeResponsibility

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 21, 2020

TheCable had reported on Monday that Nigeria is one of the countries that has performed the least tests having tested 7,153 people.

In comparison, Djibouti, a country with a population of fewer than 1 million people, was reported to have tested 7,486 people while Ghana has tested 60,918 people.