{"id":7700,"date":"2020-03-30T13:18:05","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T13:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=7700"},"modified":"2020-03-30T13:18:12","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T13:18:12","slug":"coronavirus-we-are-looking-for-6000-contacts-ncdc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=7700","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus: We are looking for 6,000 contacts \u2013 NCDC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypost.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/corona-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it is trying to identify 6,000 people who have had close contact with coronavirus cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General of NCDC, disclosed this on Monday when he appeared on Channels Television.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nigeria, Africa\u2019s most populous nation,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailypost.ng\/2020\/03\/29\/breaking-covid-19-confirmed-cases-of-coronavirus-hits-111-in-nigeria-as-buhari-orders-lockdown\/\">currently has over 110 cases<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ihekweazu said the numbers are expected to keep rising, but assured that the NCDC was on top of the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe expect cases of COVID19 to rise as we improve the capacity to detect and test. Our laboratories are activated to function 24\/7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe appeal to Nigerians to work with us in compliance with the measures instituted by the President,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ihekweazu noted that Nigeria has been lucky not to have had too many severe cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He disclosed that the NCDC has currently tested well over 2,000 people and has also increased the number of laboratories in its network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr, Chikwe lamented that the agency was being bogged down by people who do not require the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo we have to manage demand. We have to focus on those who need it the most.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He confirmed that the duration between testing and results depends on several factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut it is between 24 to 48 hours. Our target is to get results out in 12 hours,\u201d the NCDC boss added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it is trying to identify 6,000 people who have had close contact with coronavirus cases. Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General of NCDC, disclosed this on Monday when he appeared on Channels Television. Nigeria, Africa\u2019s most populous nation,&nbsp;currently has over 110 cases. 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