ATTENTION: Ebola: Lagos alerts residents, asks churches, mosques to suspend large gatherings The Lagos State Government has advised churches, mosques and other religious organisations to suspend all activities that involve large gatherings of people until the Ebola outbreak is brought under control. Speaking to journalists at the daily briefing on the Ebola outbreak in the state in Alausa, the Commissioner for Health, Jide Idris, said this will help prevent the spread of the disease that has so far killed two people in the country. He said the government has stepped up effort to trace both primary and secondary contacts with the index case (Mr. Sawyer). According to him 70 people are currently being monitored while 27 people who had contact with those infected by Mr. Sawyer have been traced as at yesterday and effort is underway to trace others. Describing the situation as dire, Mr. Idris asked for health workers to come out and volunteer to help treat those already admitted. “More volunteers are urgently needed especially contact trackers, case management personnel especially those with experience and expertise in infectious disease control that is doctors, nurses, and environmental health workers,” he said. “Government is willing to take care of such volunteers especially in the following areas: Safety to personal health, and life insurance cover. “Through this medium, I once again allay the fear of health workers who have the requisite expertise to manage these confirmed and probable cases. The bottom line is that if we cannot provide the requisite quality and quantity of health workers needed for the management of these cases, outsiders would find it difficult to come in and help.” “Burial ceremonies where mourners including family members have direct contact with patients who died of Ebola have also played a role in the spread and direct contact with dead bodies should be minimized at this period, even as washing and burial or disposal of such bodies should be professionally handled with safety to personal health of handlers being cardinal focus. Source: PREMIUM TIMES Follow @NAU_Unizik on Twitter Chukwuemerie Uduchukwu, Page Editor.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 19:24:47 +0000
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