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Nigeria: Coronavirus - Nigerian Lab to Roll Out Rapid Test Kits, Transform Africa's Testing Process

Nigeria: Coronavirus - Nigerian Lab to Roll Out Rapid Test Kits, Transform Africa's Testing Process

Faith Osamaye, a Youth Corps member is one of the young scientists working at the NCDC's National Reference Laboratory as Nigeria responds for the outbreak of COVID-19. Photo: Nigeria Health Watch

Testing for COVID-19 is on the path of significant improvement in Africa following the outcome of a major breakthrough by a Nigerian laboratory set to deploy rapid diagnostic test kits, using paper strips, to trigger a regime of mass testing across the continent.(courtesy: Premium Times)