Lagos State Government has uncovered a lab that allegedly conducts unauthorized coronavirus tests.
According to it, the lab is situated inside a pharmacy in Ikoyi, adding that it had been sealed.
The Lagos State Ministry of Health said via a tweet:
“Yesterday, the Lagos State Ministry of Health, through Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, sealed a private laboratory located on Banana Island, Ikoyi, for carrying out #COVID-19 tests without the required government approval.
“The lab, Acouns Medical Laboratory and Diagnostic Centre, was also situated in a pharmacy!
“Citizens are advised to desist from patronizing Health facilities not accredited by Lagos State Government for testing or management of #COVID-19 cases as this poses danger to the community and staff of such facilities.”
