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FG Launches COVID-19 Test Kit Developed By Nigerian Scientists

FG Launches COVID-19 Test Kit Developed By Nigerian Scientis

 

In the heat of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Government of Nigeria has launched a COVID-19 diagnostic kit, designed, developed and validated by Nigerian scientists.

Launched in Abuja on Thursday, the diagnostic kit, RNASwift,  will be used for  the identification of coronavirus’ causal agent

According to the acting Director-General of National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Prof Alex Akpa, whose agency produced the kit, the launch will aid the country’s plan of scaling up testing for COVID-19.

“The test kit is a product of cutting-edge biotechnology, which involves the exploitation of molecular biology to design, develop and validate a cost-effective but yet very top-of-the-range kit for COVID-19 testing”, Prof Akpa said.

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