EBOLA IN ENUGU...IN GOD,WE TRUST...NOWHERE IS SAFE NOW: The Federal Government on Wednesday said a total of 198 persons are currently being quarantined for the Ebola Virus Disease. It said while 177 are being quarantined in Lagos where the index case was reported, 21 persons are being attended to in Enugu. Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents of the outcome of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan. Maku said Enugu came into the picture because one of the nurses that treated the American-Liberian, Patrick Sawyer, who brought the virus to the country disobeyed medical advice and travelled to Enugu. He said all those the nurse had contacts with, including her husband, are currently being quarantined. The minister said, “All those who had primary contacts have been quarantined. Secondary contacts have also been traced. “So far, the number of people that have been traced is 198. Out of this number, 177 are in Lagos. Some are in quarantine, some are being monitored by health specialists. “21 persons in Enugu are also being watched. This is because one of the nurses that was involved with the treatment of the index case, unfortunately, disobeyed medical instructions and somehow travelled to Enugu. “All those who she was in contact with including her husband are under quarantine. The medical team have been to traced all those who made contact with her. “Health workers are now in all our border units. All the entry points into this country and exit points, we have port health workers that are working in our airports and seaports. “We are calling on citizens specifically to cooperate. If health workers say you have had contact with A,B,C, don’t move to anywhere, respect that judgement. It is very important. “In one or two cases where we have had disobedience, we lost one of them and this one now moved with it to another place (Enugu).
Posted on: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 08:40:55 +0000