Friday, 22 August 2014

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONFIRMS 2 NEW CASES OF EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE.


The Federal Government has confirmed two new cases of Ebola Virus Disease in the country, thereby bringing to four the number of patients under isolation.

Confirming the fresh case on Friday, the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, said they were among secondary contact to the Liberian-American, Patrick Sawyer who imported the virus into the country.

Lagos State  government had during the week announced the fresh cases which the Federal Government denied.

The fresh cases has now brought the number of cases in the country to 14, with five deaths recorded and five other patients discharged after recovering from the virus.

Source: Nation

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