Lagos State Ministry of Health announced via their Twitter handle, July 11, the closing of a private laboratory that was located in Banana Island for reasons on not acquiring Government approval before carrying out COVID-19 tests. 

The tweet read,

“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 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."