RIVERS STATE GOVERNMENT PRESS RELEASE: EBOLA VIRUS: REFRAIN FROM UNNECESSARY BODILY CONTACTS RSG WARNS …says no confirmed case yet In a move to check the entry of the deadly Ebola disease into Rivers State, the State Government has warned members of the public to reduce bodily contact with each other. The State Governor Chibuike Amaechi hinted in Government House Port Harcourt that it was one measure being promoted by government to check the spread of the disease in the state. “Please no more handshake keep your hands in your pocket until we contain the disease” Amaechi said on Wednesday. The governor further hinted that the State Government was putting more measures in place to contain any possible outbreak of the viral scourge. Corroborating the position of the governor, State Commissioner for Health, Dr Sampson Parker in a press chat with newsmen Wednesday in Port Harcourt said, “I urge you as a precautionary measure, to refrain from unnecessary body contact henceforth”. He dismissed as rumour that the state has recorded one death from the disease, “We are aware of the death of a health worker who had fever and diarrhea. However, tests and investigations are being carried out”. Dr. Parker insisted that the State has no case of Ebola yet warning the public against rumour mongering and panic amongst the populace. He further stated, “ As I speak with you now, there have been rumours making rounds which have led to panic and patients being rejected in hospitals. Let me make it clear that no patient should be turned back from any hospital but utmost safety precautions and protocols should be observed in any case of high fever and diarrhea”. The Rivers State Health Commissioner warned that it was unethical for a medical personnel to turn back a patient on suspicion of stooling and vomiting without making adequate test and referral to another health facility, while reasoning that such symptoms are not exclusive to Ebola disease , since malaria and other viral ailments can manifest in similar form. He assured the public that the State Government has put everything in place to contain the disease in the case of eventual break out ,” these action are being collaboratively carried by a team of experts from Rivers State Ministry of Health, WHO, FMOH and in charge of Emergency Ebola operations(EOP) and Elizabeth R. Griffin Research Foundations, USA.” PRESS UNIT GOVERNMENT HOUSE PORT HARCOURT August 27, 2014
Posted on: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 13:20:31 +0000
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