By Our Reporter
In a bid to curtail the spread of COVID-19, the Kaduna State government has said it will soon commence mobile community testing for the virus in the state.
Governor Nasir El-Rufai disclosed this on Saturday while discussing some of the state’s strategies for combatting the virus.
According to the governor, when the coronavirus broke out, the state had no single testing centre but it now currently has two, from which nearly 400 persons have been tested and plans are underway to expand testing capacity.
“When this thing broke out, we did not have a single testing centre in Kaduna State but today we have two working and so far, we’ve tested nearly 400 people,” the governor said.
“We hope to have a third one commissioned next week. The equipment was installed and we hope that the NCDC would certify it okay during the week.
“We are also bringing in mobile testing centres that can go into every part of the state and test people”.
The state currently has 35 cases of the virus and according to the governor who was the index case, but has now fully recovered.
