Coronavirus - Nigeria continues to monitor new opportunities and developments in other countries like saliva based COVID-19 test that is under development

"State epidemiologist are required to kindly speed up the processing of test results, facilitate treatment & isolation of positive cases to address the gaps in COVID-19 response".

"Nigeria continues to monitor new opportunities & developments in other countries including the new technology like saliva based COVID-19 test that is under development".

"The National Health System is responding to COVID-19 challenges. Collaboration with states & LGAs remain the cornerstone of a successful strategy.

The Government of Nigeria is supporting funding in states through the Basic health Care Provision Fund & REDDISE program."

"The continuity of routine health services, capacity building of health workers & their protection is very important.

We urge our health workers to continue to focus on; travellers screening, surveillance, sample collection, lab analysis & hospital care".

"I have directed that This Day Dome COVID-19 treatment center should be updated to a comprehensive level 3 centre with ventilators, dialysis facilities & other clinical machines needed for a functional ICU" - Dr. E. Osagie Ehanire.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria.