COVID-19: Abia orders compulsory test for residents
Ogbonnaya Ikokwu, Umuahia
Worried by the continued rise in the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus, the Abia State Government has ordered a compulsory test for her residents.
In a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Chris Ezem, on Wednesday, the state government said it would continue to evolve ways to protect Abia residents and its environment with a view to preventing further community transmission.
The state government, however, directed its residents to make themselves available for the free COVID-19 test.
The statement read, “We wish to inform Abians that Government has set up Sample Collection Centres at the various Local Government Areas including Infectious Disease Hospital, Aba and Molecular Testing Laboratory at Amachara. All sample collections and tests are free of charge.