RIVERS STATE, SOUTH SOUTH NIGERIA RECORDS EBOLA DEATH

Nigeria's Health Minister, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu says the country has recorded another death from the Ebola Virus Disease this time in Port- Harcourt Rivers state, South -South Nigeira.

Addressing newsmen today in Abuja, Professor Chukwu said the case was recorded as a result of a primary contact of the late Patrick Sawyer who evaded surveillance and traveled to Port-Harcourt.

According to the minister, the contact after experiencing some symptoms went for treatment following which he was cured.

PROF. ONYEBUCHI CHUKWU

The same was however not the case for the doctor who treated him as he got infected and has since died.

Professor Chukwu said the wife of the doctor has been quarantined and 70 other contacts have since been traced and placed under surveillance in Port Harcourt.

The Minister appealed to residents to contacts under surveillance to abide by the advice given to them by the stressing that the Incidence Management Team is already on ground.

BREAKING NEWS!!! NIGERIAN DOCTORS CALL OFF NATIONWIDE STRIKE

The Nigerian Medical Association has suspended its nationwide strike, which began on the first of last month, July.
First Vice National President, Dr Titus Ibekwe confirmed this in a telephone interview with our correspondent in Abuja.

He said the NMA met all through the night and agreed to call off the strike due to intervention by well meaning Nigerians  as well as the prervailing health conditions in the country, chiefly the Ebola Virus disease.

Dr Ibekwe also said that the National President of the Association will address a press conference later today (NOON Nigerian time) in Abuja to formally announce the suspension.
He also dispelled insinuations that their strike was selfish, adding that it was aimed at boosting the overall health needs of Nigerians.