About
10 persons have been isolated following the death of a patient, suspected to
have displayed symptoms of viral hemorrhage (Ebola Virus) in the University of
Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH on Wednesday.
Findings
revealed that those quarantined are principally nurses who attended to the
patient and those who came in touch with the patient before his demise.
A
source revealed to the Advocate on Ebola scare that it is a rushed report,
based on hearsay, in his words “I am disappointed, they are trying to create
mass panic knowing how deadly the diseases is, there is federal ministry of
health that wont hide such based on the deadly nature of the disease, tests
have been conducted results will be out today”.
Meanwhile,
the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, Federal ministry of health, the cross
river state Government, Calabar municipality and the department of state
security service, DSS has been informed.
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