For allegedly conducting COVID-19 tests without approval, a private medical laboratory in Ikoyi, Lagos, has been shut by the state government.
Acouns Medical Laboratory and Diagnostic Centre was sealed on Friday, the State Ministry of Health announced on its Twitter handle yesterday.
It said: “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 tweet read.
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“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.
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