A matron who attended to Liberian-born American, Patrick
Sawyer in a Lagos hospital before he died of Ebola, is now showing symptoms of
the virus.
This was disclosed by the Chairman of Lagos State Chapter of
the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Dr. Tope Ojo, yesterday, August 5.
Earlier, the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, had
revealed that a female medical doctor, who also participated in taking
care of Sawyer had contracted the deadly virus.
Ojo who said the female doctor was stable added that, apart
from the female medical doctor and the matron, six other people suspected to
have been infected with the virus are being quarantined at the IDH, Yaba.
He said, “We know that the infected doctor is stable,
however, the matron is showing symptoms too. But everybody, including the
experts from the World Health Organisation, are doing all they can."
According to Punch report, Dr. Ojo said that 30 striking
doctors had volunteered to attend to the medical needs of all those with
Ebola-related case.
She explained that the NMA was having a challenge getting
volunteers to be part of the Ebola Case Management Committee because the
doctors are worried over the danger the virus poses to their lives and they
need reassurance, while also stressing the need for the government to put
adequate measures in place to assure health workers of their safety in stemming
the virus.
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