Lagos State government has decentralised the testing centres for coronavirus, releasing list of new testing centres across 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the state.
The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Health, Oreoluwa Finnih, announced this in a tweet on Saturday.
Finnih, a public health advocate, explained that the facilities were located across the 20 local government areas of the state.
Some images attached to the tweet revealed the addresses and contact numbers of the testing centres.
Covid19: LAGOS DECENTRALIZES TESTING LOCATIONS ACROSS ALL LGAs
… RELEASES NUMBERS TO CALL AND LOCATIONS FOR TESTING FROM MONDAY @jidesanwoolu@JokeSanwoolu @drobafemihamzat @ProfAkinAbayomi @LSMOH @Fmohnigeria @aproko_doctor @DrZobo @DrOlufunmilayo @NaijaFlyingDr #LASG pic.twitter.com/UFZc3XUqRA
— Oreoluwa (@Oreoluwa_Finnih) April 18, 2020
In another tweet on Sunday, the State Ministry of Health said the COVID-19 response effort has moved into communities.
It urged the residents in various local governments to locate the testing centre closest to them through app.alertclinic.com.
The ministry advised the residents to request a test, choose where they are in Lagos and share their feedbacks.
According to Lagos state government, this is part of efforts to curtail the spread of coronavirus which has killed 19 people in Nigeria.
See the list of testing centres and their addresses below:
