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
Browsing: Patrick Sawyer
Maku had on April 2, 2014, almost four months before Sawyer came into Nigeria, after the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting, told Nigerians that the country was prepared for any exigency in case the virus creeps into Nigeria
Decontee had in her article said though Sawyer did not discuss the reasons for his journey from Liberia to Lagos, Nigeria with her, she reasoned it was to find a cure for his Ebola ailment
Among those that were infected as a result of what was described as the arrogance and denial of Sawyer was a Cameroonian who served as the Director of the St. Joseph’s Catholic Hospital, Bro. Patrick Nshamze
Okubadejo said that Adadevoh, a Senior Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist, was one of those who diagnosed and was treating Sawyer of the ailment when he was first brought into First Consultant Hospital
He, however, said contrary to the impression that all those in Enugu, Enugu State that one of the nurses who treated Sawyer had contact with had been confirmed positive for the Ebola virus, they all still remained probable patients
According to Chukwu, the drug has been used experimentally for many things and would be sent to Lagos on Thursday (today) for the treatment of the already confirmed Ebola patients
And just this week, one of the Protocol Officers of the Economic Community of West African States Commission office in Lagos, Jatto Asihu Abdulqudir, also died
Briefing State House correspondents after the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday, Maku blamed the development on a nurse who defiled medical directives and travelled from Lagos to Enugu
His death bring to three the number of Ebola virus patients who have died in Nigeria
Jonathan stated this at an interfaith conference organised by the Interfaith Initiative for Peace, with the theme: “The Imperative of Interfaith Understanding and Cooperation for Responsible Politics”
The Minister of Health said the nurse’s husband is now under surveillance alongside 176 others
With the discovery of the two fresh full blown cases of Ebola, nine persons are now known to have come down with the disease in Nigeria
President Jonathan also approved a Special Intervention Plan and the immediate release of N1.9 billion for its implementation, to further strengthen ongoing steps to contain the virus
Mohammed said the President of Liberia, Ellen Sirleaf-Johnson, has apologised to Nigeria over the development
Obama said since the drug is still at the trial stage, there was the need to allow it run through all processes