Jide Idris, Lagos State Commissioner for Health
The Lagos State Government has dispelled rumours of any fresh case of the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease in the state.
It, however, confirmed that two Nigerian volunteers from Liberia who were on admission at the Mainland Hospital in Yaba tested negative to the disease.
The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, who made this known on Tuesday in Lagos, noted there was no iota of truth in the fresh Ebola speculation in the state.
Before now, there were insinuations that three persons died in the state due to fresh EVD attack. Twelve other persons reportedly contracted the disease from the victims.
But, dismissing the story as falsehood, Idris insisted that the state was free from the virus.
Idris added, “On April 9, 2015, there was a rumour in the social media on the return of Ebola Virus Disease to Nigeria killing three and infecting 12 other persons. According to the rumour, the deceased were returnees from Liberia, and one of them was reportedly taken to an undisclosed hospital in Lagos. The propagator of the EVD rumour failed to give information on the date of arrival of the victims in Nigeria, the port(s) of entry as well as the name of the health facility/laboratory in Lagos were the confirmatory diagnosis of EVD was made.
“The second rumour concerning two Chinese visitors from Sierra Leone was posted on Twitter (@iChexo) on April 12, 2015, claiming that the Chinese died of EVD at LUTH the same day. Investigation carried out at LUTH confirmed that to be false.
“A couple of weeks ago, we were alerted about two volunteer workers who were coming back to Nigeria and they were taken straight to Mainland Hospital. They have remained negative for more than 13 days and we are still monitoring them.”
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