The Federal Government of Nigeria has disclosed that conducting mass testing for Coronavirus in Nigeria would not be feasible now, because the nation’s over 200 million in population.
However, Osagie Ehanire, the Minister of Health, shared this while fielding questions from journalists after the arrival of the 15-man Chinese doctors and some equipment in Abuja on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, he added that the government would rather continue with its targeted testing for those who had been abroad or those who may have come in contact with any person with the virus.
“We have 200 million citizens and mass testing is not something that I think is very feasible now, we are doing targeted testing.
“We are targeting those who are likely to have been affected, so we are looking at areas and persons who meet certain criteria that we set.
“Criteria of having been abroad, having been in contact with persons who have been abroad or having been in a cluster of places where we have a lot of positives.
“Even though it is going into secondary we are doing what is called smart testing in order to identify the cases that are giving us concern,” he said.
He also added that researches were ongoing in many countries and that government would rely on science and advice from WHO to overcome the pandemic.
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