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How COVID-19 Tests Are Carried Out: 12 Things To Know – NCDC

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NCDC: 12 Things To Know About How Covid-19 Tests Are Carried Out.

1. You don’t have to pay a dime to get tested.

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2. Covid 19 is identified using the PCR method by the NCDC. This is the only effective way to determine the presence of the virus in the human body.

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3. An NCDC trained health worker uses a swab inserted through the nose and throat to collect samples to be tested for covid 19.

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4. Once tested, the official TAT for your covid 19test results to be out is within 48-96hours.

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5. Once tested, an official from the state ministry of health will contact you. Do well to provide an active phone number.

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6. When your samples are taken, it is transported to a lab within the NCDC framework for testing.

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7. The method for covid 19 testing in Nigeria is called Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) which is the only approved means of testing in Nigeria.

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8. The purpose of the RT-PCR covid test is to determine if a person has the covid 19 virus or not.

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9. Once tested, You should always sanitize and isolate while waiting for your covid 19 test result.

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10. If you are sure you have the covid 19 symptoms, or you have a travel history, please call your state NCDC approved hotlines to be tested.

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11. Nigeria is not using rapid test kits because these can produce false positive or false negative results. The only approved test method is the RT-PCR testing method which accurately detects the presence of Covid 19.

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12. The RT-PCR testing method so far is the only reliable method for determining the covid virus

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