Lagos tracing those who had contact with dead Liberian Ebola Virus victim

The Lagos State Government has commenced the process of establishing all those that the Liberian who died of Ebola Virus Disease had contact with on his way by air to and since coming into Nigeria.
This is with a view to ensuring that they are treated and to avoid them spreading the disease to others in case they have contacted it.
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, who disclosed this after confirming the death of the Liberian on Friday, said the hospital environment in which the deceased died would also be sanitised.
He said: “The man died overnight and ever since then we have been trying our best possible to contain the spread of the disease.
“We need to sanitise.
“We need to treat and dispose the body properly.
“Those are the things we are working on right now.
“There are other processes and procedures we need to follow, which we are processing right now and we are doing it in conjunction with the Federal Ministry of Health staff.”
Idris said the need to also properly dispose of the remains of the deceased was important.
He said the Lagos State Government, in conjunction with the Federal Government had established contact with the Liberian Government to resolve all diplomatic issues concerning the burial.
He said: “First and foremost, his body needs to be properly disposed.
“There are issues involving diplomatic relationship.
“We need to get consent from the Liberian Government, which the Federal Ministry for Health is doing right now.
“But we have to deal with the body and how to sanitise and ensure that the viruses are killed and prevented from spreading.
“These are the issues we handling right now.
“That is the latest we can give you now.”