Nigerian medical delivery company Lifebank has launched two drive-through mobile testing centers to boost coronavirus testing numbers in the country. The test centers, built like restaurant drive-throughs, are located in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial center, and Oyo, in the southwest of the country. Lifebank says it launched the free testing centers in partnership with the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR). Nigeria has 1,273 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of April 26, according to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, the country’s leading national public health institute responsible for collating data and responding to suspected cases of the virus. Residents register first on the NIMR website where they are asked a series of questions to determine whether they are at risk of contracting the virus. In Lagos, 250 people have been tested for free, and in Oyo over 500 people have been tested. Founder Temie Giwa-Tubosun says the goal is to test 2,000 people per center during their operational lifetime.
SOURCE: CNN