The Ministry of Health has announced that three laboratories have been set up across Nigeria to test suspected patients for the disease.
The announcement was made by the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, at the briefing after Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the State House on February 12.
He said the designated laboratories have been set up in Lagos, Abuja and Irrua in Edo state to handle such tests.
According to him, the federal government have also acquired necessary reagents to test for suspected cases of the Novel Coronavirus in Nigeria.
Meanwhile, Ehanire had earlier announced that two suspected cases of the Chinese deadly coronavirus disease in Nigeria have tested negative after diagnosis in the country.
While declaring the Kano State Primary Health Summit opens at Government House on Wednesday, Ehanire declared that the country was fortified with three well-equipped centers to diagnose the deadly disease and other viral infections.
He stressed that the Federal Government has put adequate mechanisms in place at all entry points in the country to screen all incoming passengers to ascertain their health status.
The minister added that efforts are being made to prevent possible carriers of the Coronavirus disease from entering the country.
