eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Epidemiology and Infectious Disease 2333-1275 2020-04-22 8 1 13 15 10.12691/ajeid-8-1-3 AJEID2020813 article Nigerian COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Patients Update, the Realities with Medical Laboratory Diagnostic Sites Obeta M. Uchejeso uchejesoobeta@gmail.com 1 Ejinaka R. Obiorah 1 Ofor I. Bassey 2 Ikeagwulonu R. Chinaza 3 Agbo Ejiofor C. 4 Abara Ukeme S 4 Federal School of Medical Laboratory Science, Jos-Nigeria Federal Medical Centre Yenagoa, Bayelsa-Nigeria Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki-Nigeria Federal Medical Centre Umuahia-Nigeria Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has become a monster in various countries with developed technologies and those with little or no technology in medical diagnostics, Nigeria as an example. The quest to curb the pandemic is paramount and the inclusion of medical laboratory components is germane toward bringing COVID-19 to a halt. It is therefore imperative to expand the medical diagnostic sites in Nigeria to ensure wide spread testing and management of COVID-19. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajeid/8/1/3/ajeid-8-1-3.pdf COVID-19 medical laboratory diagnostic sites Nigeria