Wednesday, August 06, 2014

Lagos Commissioner For Health Says Ebola Situation Is "Extremely Dire"

Today, 6th of August, the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, at a news conference in Abuja said a that a Nigerian nurse has died from the Ebola Virus. According to him the nurse worked at the Lagos hospital where Liberian Patrick Sawyer was treated. He said she died yesterday August 5th and that five medical practitioners who interacted with Sawyer have been confirmed to have contracted the deadly virus.

Yesterday, 5th August, 2014, the first known Nigerian to die of the Ebola Viral Disease was recorded. The Minister also noted that all the Nigerians diagnosed with the disease had primary contact with the late Liberian man.

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