The Kwara State government has
said the state is currently free from the deadly virus.
Special assistant on information
to the state governor and member, Kwara State Committee on the Prevention and
Control of Ebola Virus, Prince Deji Oni, said the development was consequent
upon the receipt of negative test result on the only suspected case of the
disease from Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).
It would be recalled that the
rumor mill was agog some days ago about a reported case of infection similar to
Ebola in the state.
“As a responsible and responsive
government, we swung into action by closing down the hospital where the
suspected case was reported and immediately isolated the patient at the Sobi
Specialist Hospital, Ilorin where necessary medication was administered on the
child and the blood sample taken to Lagos to ascertain what the real cause of
his sickness was.
“The test’s result from LUTH has
subsequently proven negative. Effectively, Kwara has no confirmed case of Ebola
at the moment. However, the public is urged to remain vigilant and report any
suspected case to the nearest hospital, while continuing to take precautions
against infection,” he said.
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