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Image On February 27, 2020, Sub-Saharan Africa reported its first case of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The patient was an Italian man living in Nigeria, who had just returned from Milan in Italy, which was then a cluster for the disease in Europe. Shortly after the patient was identified, a sample of the virus was sent to a small town called Ede, located in Osun State, southwestern Nigeria, over 200 kilometers away from Lagos. There, a team led by Professor Christian Happi, analyzed the sample a...

Panbio COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test Device_Pac&Cassette_Front One of the world’s leading healthcare companies Abbott has launched a Covid-19 testing device, the Abbott’s Panbio™ COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test which provides test results in under 15 minutes in Malawi. Over 200 testing sites and communities in Malawi could now receive access to the testing devices. In a statement, Abbott touts the WHO-approved Panbio™ COVID-19 Ag Rapid Test Device as a reliable and affordable tool for healthcare profes...