While the doctor lost the fight with the tropical disease, his patient, the diplomat, 4 days later returned to Lagos without symptoms. The diplomat allegedly met Patrick Sawyer in Lagos and then traveled to Port Harcourt for treatment, evading Nigerian federal government surveillance. Upon arrival the doctor took him to hotel for treatment. It was yesterday reported that apart from tracing the doctor’s contacts, the authorities shut the doctor’s hospital, Good Heart Hospital in Rivers State, and the hotel involved. Related: British Ebola Victim Shares Experience Of Treating Victims Interestingly, yesterday Rivers State Commissioner of Health, Dr Sampson Parker, debunked the rumours about recording the first case of Ebola in the state and characterized the allegation as untrue, according to Vanguard. The unfortunate development means that the doctor’s death might cause another wave of infection with the virus, which had been previously registered only in Lagos.
Posted on: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 07:07:19 +0000
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