Lagos State Government today revealed that they have
been quarantined by the health department after being exposed to the
late Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian citizen who passed away in Lagos due
to the Ebola virus.
The Lagos State health commissioner, Dr. Jide Idris, revealed this during a press briefing with journalists. At the meeting,
officials of the Federal Ministry of Health were also present.
Idris went on and stated that the quarantine was to make sure that
the virus is controlled and doesn’t spread to other residents of the
large state.
He said: “So far a total of 59 contacts have been registered
consisting 44 hospital contacts, 38 healthcare workers and six
laboratory staff.
"Others are 15 airport contacts comprising three Economic
Communities of West African States (ECOWAS) staff-driver, Liaison, and
Protocol officer, Nigerian Ambassador to Liberia, two nursing staff and
five airport passenger handlers.
“As of the time of this report, 20 contacts had been physically
screened of which 50 percent type one contact and 50 percent had type
two contacts.”
He also said that the manifest of the Asky Airline Flight No KP50
that brought the victim into the country is still unknown by the airline
therefore the precise number of passengers is still at large.
The Ebola virus has been since last year / beginning of 2014, killing
people in Western Africa, and ECOWAS have been looking for a way to
limit the spread. However, this is the first time it has been reported
in Nigeria since the outbreak.
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