LASG Shuts Laboratory For Illegal Conduct Of COVID-19 Tests
A private medical laboratory conducting COVID-19 tests was on Saturday closed down by the Lagos State Ministry of Health. The ministry made the disclosure via its Twitter account, saying that the lab; Acouns Medical Laboratory and Diagnostic Centre, situated inside a pharmacy at Banana Island in Ikoyi, Lagos, was carrying out COVID-19 tests without required government approval.
Advising residents to desist from patronizing health facilities not accredited by the state government for testing or management of COVID-19 cases, the ministry said it posed danger to the community and staff of such facilities.
Said the ministry: “It is illegal to manage COVID-19 cases outside of an accredited facility.
“We implore the public not to go for test or treatment in a private facility that has not been accredited by the government. It is dangerous and it might put you at more risk”.
The ministry said that the laboratory was sealed through one of its agencies- Health Facility Monitoring Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA), stressing that the ministry would continue to do its best to ensure that health facilities in the state adhered strictly to standards that guarantee the health and wellbeing of Lagos citizens.
