Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi
Chukwu, said on Monday that another Lagos nurse has tested positive to the
Ebola Virus Disease, this SHOWBIZPLUSng can authoritatively report.
The development came 22 days after
the first case of the virus was recorded.
The minister explained that the
newly married nurse was among those that had direct contact with the late
Liberian man, Patrick Sawyer, who imported the disease to Nigeria.
Chukwu also added that the husband
of the nurse was also among the 177 people who had now been placed under
surveillance.
He added that, so far, nine have
developed EVD, thus bringing the total number of cases in Nigeria to 10.
According to him, two people, that
is the Liberian and the nurse are dead while eight are alive and currently on
treatment.
He also said all those who had
primary contact with Sawyer had been contacted and placed on either
surveillance or quarantined.
The minister also said the infection
of the virus had so far been restricted to Lagos as it had not spread to other
parts of the country.
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