The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, on Saturday announced that the first Nigerian confirmed to have contracted the Ebola virus, a female doctor, had been discharged after full recovery.
Chukwu, who briefed newsmen in Lagos, said the patient was discharged “after conclusive discharge protocols”, adding that she could go home to resume her normal life.
According to him, five other Ebola patients have almost fully recovered.
The female doctor had attended to the Liberian, Mr Patrick Sawyer, who brought the disease to Nigeria.
Chukwu said that Nigeria had recorded a 12 confirmed cases, four deaths and 189 persons under surveillance in Lagos and six persons under surveillance in Enugu.
He said that all the persons under surveillance were secondary contacts.
He said: “All the patients under treatment have now moved to the new 40-bed capacity isolated ward provided by the Lagos State Government.
“Additional equipment has also been made available to the new isolating ward by the Federal Government.”
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