Director-General, Chikwe Ihekweazu.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has
launched a WhatsApp service to engage Nigerians on how to curtail
the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the
country.
The health agency announced this in a tweet on Sunday, hours
after it revealed that the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19
has risen to 97.
It explained that the newly launched platform allows for a
two-way engagement on WhatsApp, which would aid conversation
between the agency and the people.
According to the NCDC, real-time messages will be sent to
Nigerians who opt into the service while they can also engage
directly with the centre.
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It added that those who subscribe to the service would get the
latest updates on COVID-19, as well as receive information on how
testing can be carried out.
The agency urged interested citizens to add the WhatsApp number
to their contact list to get started.
More Labs In Place
In another tweet, it announced that it has increased the number
of laboratories with the capacity to test for COVID-19 in the
country.
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The figure, according to the NCDC, has increased to seven with
the inclusion of the Virology Laboratory of the University College
Hospital, Ibadan, as well as the setting up of another laboratory
in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital.
Read the tweets below:
What you can do with the new Whatsapp
service:1. Get latest updates on #COVID19NIGERIA
2. Get information on how testing is carried out
3. Receive urgent messages from NCDC
Simply add the number: 07087110839 and send “Hi”
Please share widely!#TakeResponsibility
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 29, 2020
We have expanded the number of labs with the
capacity to test for #COVID19 to 6 with the inclusion of the
Virology Laboratory of University College Hospital, IbadanTomorrow, we will be in Abakaliki to set up another lab as we
quickly ramp up #COVID19 testing capacity in Nigeria
pic.twitter.com/jE4rXGUiNT— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 28, 2020
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