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Panic In Enugu As Quarantined Nurse Escapes From Lagos To Enugu, Contacts 20 Persons
Fear and anxiety has gripped residents of Enugu State following reports that a nurse who was under quarantine over the Ebola Virus Disease escaped from Lagos and made contacts with 20 persons in the Coal City State.
Nigeria’s Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, had on Wednesday disclosed that 20 persons have been quarantined in the state.
Briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan, said 198 persons are currently under watch by the Ministry of Health to contain further spread of the disease.Of the 198 persons under surveillance, he said that 177 of them are in Lagos, while 21 are in Enugu.
He said: “All those who had primary contact 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 and are being traced. 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 had been able to trace all those who made contact with her.”
He urged members of the public to discountenance rumours and unverified reports over the Ebola epidemic, saying the government will prosecute anybody spreading rumors that damage public health. He said: “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.
Liberian Patrick Sawyer came into the country with Ebola last month and was the first to die of the disease in Nigeria. After his death, two other Nigerians who had contact with him on his arrival have died, making it a total of three deaths recorded in the country
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