BEVERLY HILLS, April 22, (THEWILL) – The newly established testing centre for COVID-19 in Kano State has suspended its operation due to lack of kits for its operations.
The Director of the Centre for Infectious Diseases Research, Amimu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), Isah Abunakar who confirmed this to Channels Television on Wednesday.
Abubakar added that the centre would remain closed until new test kits are supplied from Abuja, the nation’s capital.
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He revealed that samples taken in Kano will be sent to Abuja for testing, pending the resumption of operation at the Kano testing centre.
During the temporary closure, the laboratory will be fumigated as part of routine bio-safety measures to endure the safety of staff and the environment.
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