The Minister of Health, Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu, has said that 2 people are under quarantine in Nigeria due to the Ebola virus while 69 people are under surveillance.
The minister who made the statement at a press briefing in Abuja yesterday however stressed that there was no need for alarm.
“69 are under surveillance and 2 are under quarantine. We are tracking all of them,” he said.
“Those that had primary contact will remain under surveillance until a period of three weeks from the date of contact that we can pacify them and be certain that they are free of contact.”
He said that the Ministry of Health was working together with the Ministries of Aviation, Transport, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) as well as state governments to create more awareness, and to prevent the virus from spreading.
Also speaking, the Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, said every precaution was being taken to stall the spread of the disease.
“Communication experts are working side by side with medical personnel to educate people,” he said. “Nigeria has taken every step professionally to avoid the spread of this virus by ensuring that all victims that had contact are being quarantined or under surveillance.”
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