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COVID-19 Test In Any Of Our 61 Laboratories Is Free – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has insisted that coronavirus (COVID-19) tests conducted within its molecular laboratories across the country are free.

It stated this on Sunday via its verified Twitter handle.

According to the agency, the scale-up of testing is key in assessing the nation’s COVID-19 situation and coordinating response across the country.

The 61 NCDC facilities are located in 30 states across the country and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Some of them include the State Specialist Hospital, Amachara in Abia State; Federal Medical Centre, Yola, Adamawa; Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, Akwa Ibom; and Virology Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, among others.

NCDC’s tweet came amid the controversy over the COVID-19 tests to be conducted for SS3 students preparing for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in Ogun State.

Ahead of the resumption of revision classes for the students, the state government had asked them to take the tests for COVID-19 and malaria.

While the government said it would be responsible for the cost for students in public schools, it asked parents/ owners of private schools to do the same for their students.

See the full list of the 61 NCDC laboratories below:

S/N	LABORATORIES	STATE	TYPE
1	State Specialist Hospital, Amachara lab	Abia	GeneXpert
2	State Specialist Hospital , Amachara	Abia	PCR Laboratory
3	Federal Medical Centre Yola	Adamawa	PCR Laboratory
4	Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, Akwa Ibom State	Akwa-Ibom	PCR Laboratory
5	Accunalysis medical diagnostics	Anambra	PCR Laboratory
6	COOUTH Awka Abbott lab	Anambra	PCR Laboratory
7	Bauchi state Reference Laboratory	Bauchi	PCR Laboratory
8	Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital	Bauchi	PCR Laboratory
9	161 AHM lab	Benue	GeneXpert
10	University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital	Borno	PCR Laboratory
11	Lawrence Henshaw Memo Calabar	Cross Rivers	GeneXpert
12	UCTH Lab	Cross Rivers	GeneXpert
13	Delta Mobile Laboratory	Delta	PCR Laboratory
14	Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital	Ebonyi	PCR Laboratory
15	Irua Specialist Teaching Hospital	Edo	PCR Laboratory
16	University of Benin Teaching Hospital		PCR Laboratory
17	Edo Specialist Hospital, Benin		PCR Laboratory
18	Ekiti – 54gene	Ekiti	PCR Laboratory
19	University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital lab	Enugu	GeneXpert
20	University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Molecular Virology Laboratory	Enugu	PCR Laboratory
21	Everight diagnostics and Laboratory services Ltd	Imo	PCR Laboratory
22	Federal Medical Centre Owerri lab	Imo	GeneXpert
23	Jigawa molecular lab	Jigawa	PCR Laboratory
24	DNA laboratory	Kaduna	PCR Laboratory
25	Africa Centre of Excellence for Neglected Tropical Diseases and Forensic Biotechnology, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria		PCR Laboratory
26	Mobile lab Kaduna		GeneXpert
27	Yusuf Dansoho Memorial Hospital lab		GeneXpert
28	Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital	Kano	PCR Laboratory
29	54gene Kano		PCR Laboratory
30	International Foundation Against Infectious Diseases in Nigeria (IFAIN)		PCR Laboratory
31	EHAlab Kano		PCR Laboratory
32	Bayero University Kano		PCR Laboratory
33	Sahel Centre for Molecular Diagnostics and Research, Katsina	Katsina	PCR Laboratory
34	State Specialist Hospital Kogi lab	Kogi	GeneXpert
35	Sobi Specialist Hospital	Kwara	PCR Laboratory
36	Virology Lagos University Teaching Hospital	Lagos	PCR Laboratory
37	Nigeria Institute for Medical Research		Closed System
38	Biosafety Level-3 Laboratory		PCR Laboratory
39	54gene Lagos		PCR Laboratory
40	NCDC Central Public Health Labortaory		PCR Laboratory
41	Zankli lab	Nasarawa	GeneXpert
42	54gene Ogun	Ogun	PCR Laboratory
43	Afriglobal Medicare Laboratory	Ogun	PCR Laboratory
44	FMC Owo	Ondo	PCR Laboratory
45	African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases	Osun	PCR Laboratory
46	University College Hospital Virology department laboratory	Oyo	PCR Laboratory
47	Biorepository and clinical virology lab, University College Hospital	Oyo	PCR Laboratory
48	National Veterinary Research Institute	Plateau	PCR Laboratory
49	Jos University Teaching Hospital lab	Plateau	GeneXpert
50	University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital	Rivers	PCR Laboratory
51	Rivers State University Teaching Hospital Satallite Molecular Laboratory		PCR Laboratory
52	SPDC (shell) lab		PCR Laboratory
53	Indorama Company Molecular Laboratory		PCR Laboratory
54	Centre for Advanced Medical Research and Training, Usmanu Danfodio University	Sokoto	PCR Laboratory
55	NCDC National Reference Laboratory	FCT	PCR Laboratory
56	Defense Reference Laboratory		Closed System
57	FCT – 54gene		PCR Laboratory
58	State House Annex Clinic lab (SHAC)		PCR Laboratory
59	University of Abuja, Gwagwalada Laboratory		GeneXpert Laboratory
60	United Nations IOM Lab		GeneXpert Laboratory
61	Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, Gombe State Specialist Hospital	Gombe	PCR Laboratory