SweetCunt97:
America and other serious countries are testing people wella

Yes only if you have symptoms.

Why are people outraged by this? Nothing works in that shithole. Everything na window dressing. Billions have been donated but tere is nothing to show for it

DropsMic:


What is your point exactly? The countries you mentioned have more than100k active cases, We haven't gotten upto 200 cases and things are already falling apart....




It is an African issue... If we had acted quickly and not taken the problem lightly, we wouldn't be in this mess...

the people producing test kits are distributing it to their citizens and it's not even enough...how do u expect others to get it?......the problem isn't NCDC...Nigerian government find it difficult to get it

u will know he true status of Nigeria by next week Sunday.if hospitals and pharmacy aren't filled with people complaining about flu,they u will know that nigerian have escaped endemic coronavirus


anyways,stock house with ginger,lemon/lime,green tea, tumeric, pineapple etc and keep taking them daily to boost your immunity

saajus:
You are right Op. A lot of people already have it. We have tested just over a thousand, and we have 100+ positives. That's whopping 10%. God forbid, if we are going on that 10% rate, that's 20m of our population. Italy has 10%, Spain 7%, Iran 7%, United States 1.5% death rate. Those are advanced countries, imagine what could happen in a country that can't boast of 1k ventilators, adequate Doctors and Nurses, the death rate can't be less than 30%. 30% of 20m is 6m.
Our leaders have failed and "aso o bomoye mo". We need a miracle. Is either our immune system help us or weather that won't let the virus stay longer on surfaces or supernatural power or the advanced world quickly come out with a solution. In the absence of any of those, we are in a very big soup. Remember, vaccines take at least a year to pass several tests and trials.

no offence but where did you get data that indicates Nigeria has done over a thousand tests?
As at 26th March Nigeria had done only 333 tests which is shameful, they haven't done up to 300 tests since that time considering how they keep feigning people's plea for tests.

JamParkMe:
That person seeking a test right now is an unserious fellow. They are only testing those with symptoms such as fever, cough and body aches who may have been exposed to an infected person. There are very limited number of testing kits to go around, so yes of course screening is selective. Even in America and Europe, they are only testing people with symptoms, so why did your friend think he can just get tested like that?

When Eldris Alba got tested, he wasn't feeling any symptoms even when the results came back positive he still wasn't feeling anything. Better get tested and isolate yourself before someone passes it to without showing any symptoms.

eclectic90:

Davido and his household that got tested, did they have any symptoms? Except they got tested in a private lab which we are not aware of, then you too are also unserious. As if you don't know the kind of Nigeria you are in again.

Kevin Durant a rich and famous Basketball player got tested in America meanwhile nurses taking care of COVID-19 positive patients can't get the test unless they are displaying symptoms. Also, how do you know Davido in particular got tested? Have any proof? How do you know Chioma had no symptoms? Don't be too quick in thinking the world is out to get you.

sammirano:

Those figures are fabricated. One idiot will just wake up and tell them to add a certain no.

If there's adequate testing eh, the number of positive cases will scare devil himself.

JamParkMe:


And what difference will a positive test do for an individual who's asymptomatic? Will it stop the spread to those they have already come in contact with? Didn't the government ask everyone to remain indoors for this same reason, to maybe flatten the curve? Tell me how testing an asymptomatic person right now with limited supplies will improve the situation.

There isn't an unlimited supply, but there should be a lot of it. Maybe not available to all, but available to most. The actual number of cases, hopefully, shouldn't have reached 5 figures yet. At this point, we still stand a good chance. If anyone feel they might have it, let them be tested. The government is not giving out incentives to its citizens like the countries you mentioned. Let them use all the money they would have otherwise used for that and the money they're getting to create and equip many testing centers now that it hasn't gotten out of hand ( hopefully).
If asymptomatic people are not getting tested, they will keep spreading and even those who were tested before and tested negative will eventually get infected.
Let's be wise.

Tonyfx:


When Eldris Alba got tested, he wasn't feeling any symptoms even when the results came back positive he still wasn't feeling anything. Better get tested and isolate yourself before someone passes it to without showing any symptoms.

I don't know about Edris Alba's case, but you are right if you believe the rich and famous will somehow get their hands on the testing kits. It happens in Nigeria and the rest of the world. However, that's not the protocol, no symptoms, no test.

thegloor:


WHO says TEST TEST TEST.
Don't wait for symptoms

I didn't mention waiting for symptoms. But on an outbreak such as this, you create a criteria whereby whosoever that falls into that gets tested. No need to test anyone that comes knocking (not referring to OP).

This epidemic has exposed all the sins and poor judgement by our leaders,the bad condition of hospitals in Nigeria has been opened like fowl Yash that now everybody knows there are less than 500 ventilators in Nigeria for 200 million people,it is not a surprise to see things like this when the leadership allows merit,hardwork and good judgement to be sacrificed on the altars of mediocrity,many of Nigeria's parastatals today are been managed by people that has zero idea of what they are doing there,it's a twist of an ironical joke by the Gods that every Nigerian is in the frying pan together,no escape to Dubai or uk for treatments,I had first class information from a contact in the UK that is a doctor he told me that our president was secretly flown into the UK yesterday for testing and treatment,if the information proves to be correct then our president is playing an even marcabe joke on us by abandoning his people in this trying times for selfish reasons,if he cannot stay in Nigeria and slug it out in our poorly equipped hospitals and maybe pay the ultimate price,he doesn't have the moral right to order soldiers to die in the Northeast for Nigeria

Bellotelli:
Maybe the best way would have been to draw attention in their office by displaying small Covid symptoms

My guy didn't want to be dragged to an isolation slum.

Geofavor:
There isn't an unlimited supply, but there should be a lot of it. Maybe not available to all, but available to most. The actual number of cases, hopefully, shouldn't have reached 5 figures yet. At this point, we still stand a good chance. If anyone feel they might have it, let them be tested. The government is not giving out incentives to its citizens like the countries you mentioned. Let them use all the money they would have otherwise used for that and the money they're getting to create and equip many testing centers now that it hasn't gotten out of hand ( hopefully).
If asymptomatic people are not getting tested, they will keep spreading and even those who were tested before and tested negative will eventually get infected.
Let's be wise.

No it doesn't work like that. There is a limited supply of testing kits right now so therefore, they need to be selective in screening. Now if you have 200 million testing kits laying around, absolutely, you can test everyone, until then, only those with symptoms are priority everyone else should adhere to the stay-at-home order until the curve flattens, or there is a vaccine (highly unlikely this year) or there's a treatment.

yaki84:

What are u saying?
I cannot say

He said they are doing 'selective screening', and I said that's okay. But I don't support the fact there is no proper designated point for the screening. Turning people up and down is not fair and can even lead to more spread of the virus.





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JamParkMe:


There is nothing proactive in an asymptomatic person seeking testing right now when testing kits are limited. Quite honestly it reeks of selfishness and selfa selfa asorbtion.

When it's your life on the line, you are free to judge as you like. Someone comes into the country without symptoms and decides to take people to go get tested is hailed for having forsight when one of them tests positive even without showing symptoms cos he is well known. Another ordinary citizen tried same but did not succeed and he is selfish but the governor who had the test done 6 times isn't.
Hopefully if you find yourself or someone close to you in a similar situation, you will have the opportunity to take your advice or offer your opinion.

johnmattew:
the people producing test kits are distributing it to their citizens and it's not even enough...how do u expect others to get it?......the problem isn't NCDC...Nigerian government find it difficult to get it

u will know he true status of Nigeria by next week Sunday.if hospitals and pharmacy aren't filled with people complaining about flu,they u will know that nigerian have escaped endemic coronavirus


anyways,stock house with ginger,lemon/lime,green tea, tumeric, pineapple etc and keep taking them daily to boost your immunity

Which brings me back to what i said earlier.... If our government had imposed travel restrictions on passengers from affected countries we wouldn't be in this mess...

Instead they acted like they could handle the virus.. Forgetting that our hospitals are in shambles, forgetting that we are lacking in doctors... Forgetting that we don't produce our own medical tool or equipment....

JamParkMe:
That person seeking a test right now is an unserious fellow. They are only testing those with symptoms such as fever, cough and body aches who may have been exposed to an infected person. There are very limited number of testing kits to go around, so yes of course screening is selective. Even in America and Europe, they are only testing people with symptoms, so why did your friend think he can just get tested like that?

You are yet to understand. We should appreciate citizens coming for test willingly 1. 2. NCDC is not serious, do they have to pass the innocent man around? 3. Is It my problem we don't have enough test kits. 4. And mind you, if the same person turned down enemies has it and infect your relatives too before test is okay? 5. Donation made 2days back get to Lagos State today and await usage in 5more days to come??

Lastly, what your problem Are you part of NCDC?

Caleb17:
What do you mean by limited number of testing kits? Why must our own be always limited? Where are the Billions donated?
Have snakes swallowed them as usual? We Nigerians are too stupid to a fault. Our neighborhood countries like Ghana have enough testing kits while we are still on garbage in garbage out. Thank God the virus paid a courtsey visit to aso rock when it landed if not our useless and hopeless leaders won't even give a damn..

Everybody's supply is limited and not just Nigeria. Stop thinking your government is that bad, there just isn't enough supply and anyone telling you otherwise, is flat out lying to you.

betapikin15:
how is selective screening appropriate please??

The selective screening I refer to in this case means screening those that fall into a set criteria for the disease risk.
You need a checklist to enhance screening procedures, because it difficult and expensive to test an entire population.

DropsMic:


Which brings me back to what i said earlier.... If our government had imposed travel restrictions on passengers from affected countries we wouldn't be in this mess...

Instead they acted like they could handle the virus.. Forgetting that our hospitals are in shambles, forgetting that we are lacking in doctors... Forgetting that we don't produce our own medical tool or equipment....

forget border restrictions..95 percent of countries, especially African countries,that closed their borders before they recorded the virus now have the virus..


secondly,u can't close Ur border against Ur citizens

JamParkMe:
That person seeking a test right now is an unserious fellow. They are only testing those with symptoms such as fever, cough and body aches who may have been exposed to an infected person. There are very limited number of testing kits to go around, so yes of course screening is selective. Even in America and Europe, they are only testing people with symptoms, so why did your friend think he can just get tested like that?

So if he came back from Italy or China,he shouldn't go and get tested?,he should wait until.he sees symptoms?,both u and the people that liked ur comments need to visit the nearest psychiatric home.

Caleb17:
Over ten million cases of corona virus will be reported in Africa

We won't be part of them by the grace of God

gabriel4u:


You are yet to understand. We should appreciate citizens coming for test willingly 1. 2. NCDC is not serious, do they have to pass the innocent man around? 3. Is It my problem we don't have enough test kits. 4. And mind you, if the same person turned down enemies has it and infect your relatives too before test is okay? 5. Donation made 2days back get to Lagos State today and await usage in 5more days to come??

Lastly, what your problem Are you part of NCDC?

We should encourage only those with symptoms who are seeking tests, everyone else should remain home. You ask if its your problem that we don't have enough test kits? Think for a second, this is a new virus that originated in late 2019. Nobody randomly stocks up test kits to detect an unknown virus unless of course you have a time-travel-machine that allowed you to travel into the future, witness the pandemic then ask your government to stock pile 200 million testing kit for a new virus. Even I got a headache typing that.

Wow, thanks. I think I heard it from a TVC program, Journalists hangout. This your chart is even scarier.

maklelemakukula:
no offence but where did you get data that indicates Nigeria has done over a thousand tests?
As at 26th March Nigeria had done only 333 tests which is shameful, they haven't done up to 300 tests since that time considering how they keep feigning people's plea for tests.

According to NCDC if you are not symptomatic don't go about trying to get tested. If you have been in contact with anyone who is confirmed positive, self quarantine and contact NCDC if you see any symptom. This is reasonable to me. Imagine what will happen to our fragile health care system if all 200 million of us are trying to get tested! #Stayhome, #Staysafe

Everything in Nigeria is just turning audio...imagine audio NCDC

ozoneboy:

So if he came back from Italy or China,he shouldn't go and get tested?,he should wait until.he sees symptoms?,both u and the people that liked ur comments need to visit the nearest psychiatric home.

Absolutely, its that simple, no symptoms, no test. It doesn't matter if he shook hands with UK prime minister Boris Johnson.

VANZETA:
They have been a case, even 2. Quote me let me draw your attention to it.

Please do. The ones I've seen that were based in Nigeria either had malaria and typhoid or sore throat. The ones that had it were based abroad.

shogsman:

I keep telling you people that they don't have enough testing kits, I don't even think they have up to 2000 kits in the whole country that is why they are only attending to influential and critical cases.
They don't have the resources to test even 0.01 percent of the entire population if they did the number of infected would have ran into thousands by now.
Your question now should be how do they hope to treat a disease when they don't even have basic testing kits for the virus.
Stay home,wash your hands and avoid unneccesary contact,we are on our own.

It is really a sad situation. I am one of those advocating for the number of tests conducted to be made public.
I guess you know why. Not because of the possibly limited test kits, but the numbers can give an overview of the situation on ground. For instance, testing 10,000 people and reporting 111 cases says a lot, in comparison with testing 120 people with 111 cases.
Both scenarios show 111 cases, but the latter shows no adequate screening etc.

If you are popular on twitter or other social networks, please let us demand the number of tests done.

chinene1:


When it's your life on the line, you are free to judge as you like. Someone comes into the country without symptoms and decides to take people to go get tested is hailed for having forsight when one of them tests positive even without showing symptoms cos he is well known. Another ordinary citizen tried same but did not succeed and he is selfish but the governor who had the test done 6 times isn't.
Hopefully if you find yourself or someone close to you in a similar situation, you will have the opportunity to take your advice or offer your opinion.

It will be considered foresight if you start dating a new partner and you both had unprotected sex and now all of a sudden you are worried you might have an STD. Hooray! Bingo! you are the model citizen for asking to get tested. Why? Because you are taking the initiative to not only get tested and probably have your partner get tested, but ultimately, there is enough testing kit to go around for STD but just not corona virus. I hope that analogy makes sense.

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tonididdy:


My friend will you shut up and don't say what you don't know. Anybody can be tested upon request.

Get tested only when symptomatic. You sound a bit edgy and rude. I might block you.