We’re desperately looking for more RNA extraction kits- NCDC boss, Chikwe Ihekweazu says

They are trying.........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