Saturday, August 9, 2014

New Discovery -- Ebola patient at NNPC clinic



 A patient said to have shown symptoms of the Ebola Virus Disease has been discovered at the clinic of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Victoria Island, Lagos. Owing to this, the management of the clinic has shut it down indefinitely. The Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the NNPC, Ohi Alegbe, confirmed the development in a statement on Friday. Alegbe said the Ebola virus patient was on admission at the clinic. He said: “The management of the NNPC has announced the indefinite shutdown of its clinic in the Muri Okunola area of Victoria Island, Lagos, following a suspected case of Ebola virus on admis
sion at the clinic. “It was discovered that the patient visited the First Consultant Medical Centre during the period the first Ebola case was reported at that clinic. “In the meantime, all contacts with this case are being traced and adequate precautionary measures instituted to contain the possible spread of the disease.
“The medical team has assured that the patient is in stable condition.” Alegbe said the issue has been reported to health authorities

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