The Nigeria Centre for
Disease Control (NCDC), has commended Nigerians for “reaching out” on the
shortage of the Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)extraction kits.
The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN),
reports that Ihekweazu on Sunday tweeted:”We’re desperately looking for more
RNA extraction kits as we expand #COVID19 testing.
”Product: Total viral RNA
extraction kits (preferably spin column and with a lysis buffer).
Manufacturers: Qiagen, ThermoFischer, SeeGene, Inqaba, LifeRiver etc.”
RNA a polymeric
molecule essential in various biological roles in coding, decoding, regulation
and expression of genes.
On Monday, Ihekweazu
tweeted:”very grateful to everyone who reached out
to solve this challenge with us. Our support to each other, even when done
quietly, will enable us pull through.
“One day, we will tell
the story of this response in full. For now, we keep pushing”.
NAN, reports that as at
April 26, 2020, 91 new confirmed cases and five new deaths were recorded in
Nigeria.
Four new states (Ebonyi,
Bayelsa, Kebbi and Taraba) have reported confirmed cases in the last 24 hours.
Till date, 1273 cases
have been confirmed, 239 cases have been discharged and 40 deaths have been
recorded in 32 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The 91 new cases are
reported from sixteen states- Lagos (43), Sokoto (8), Taraba (6), Kaduna(5),
Gombe (5), Ondo (3), FCT (3), Edo (3), Oyo (3), Rivers (3), Bauchi (3), Osun
(2), Akwa Ibom (1), Bayelsa (1), Ebonyi (1), Kebbi (1).
A multi-sectoral national
emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level three, continues to
coordinate the national response activities.(NAN)
NANNEWS.NG
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