We are in-short of RNA extraction kits- NCDC boss, Chikwe Ihekweazu

Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Director General of the Nigeria Center for Disease Control says the agency is desperately in need of RNA extraction kits.

In a tweet posted this afternoon, Ihekweazu said

“We’re desperately looking for more RNA extraction kits as we expand #COVID19 testing.

Product: Total viral RNA extraction kits (preferably spin column and with a lysis buffer)

Manufacturers: Qiagen, ThermoFischer, SeeGene, Inqaba, LifeRiver etc'' he wrote