Thursday 18 September 2014

No Cases Of Ebola In Nigeria Again - Health Ministry


A press statement from the Nigerian Ministry of Health yesterday says  
"For one week now, there has not been a single case of Ebola Virus Disease in Nigeria.
 The total number of confirmed EVD cases recorded in Nigeria remains 19, with 7 deaths. A number of contacts are still under surveillance in Nigeria, 4 in Lagos State and 344 in Rivers State. So far, 347 contacts have been discharged from surveillance in Lagos State while 182 contacts have been discharged from surveillance in Rivers State.
Mr. President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the release of N200 million to the Rivers State Government as direct financial support to the state towards the containment of EVD outbreak."
Dan Nwomeh
Special Assistant on Media and Communication to the Minister of Health

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