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We are testing samples from Enugu, Abia – CMD AEFUTHA

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The Chief Medical Director [CMD] of the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki [AEFUTHA], Dr. Emeka Onwe-Ogah, on Thursday, said the laboratory in the hospital was testing samples from Abia and Enugu states.

The CMD noted that the centre just commenced work on Wednesday.

On the number of testing kits that had been deployed in the laboratory, he said,

“We were given testing kits and they (the NCDC) said more would be given to us soon.”

Ogah said,

“We don’t have those you can call suspected patients in the Lab currently. The people we have there now are not for test; they are for observation.

“These people, who are currently in the Laboratory, do not meet the criteria for which they could be described as, “suspected Coronaviris” patients. We don’t just test people anyhow. For one to be tested, one must have NCDC criteria.

“The samples being tested at the Testing Lab, currently, are from other states namely, Abia and Enugu states.

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