The claims in some quarters that the Ebola virus infected Nigerian doctor is dead is not true, said the Director, Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Prof. Abdulsalami Nasidi.
Nasidi who spoke at a press briefing in Lagos State on Monday, said the infected patient had been quarantined and was presently receiving treatment at the hospital in Lagos.
“We will not be able to release the name of the new contact, but we know that the person is a doctor and a female. The patient is not dead. She is alive. Experts from the local and international organisations are attending to the patient,” he said.
Also speaking at the press briefing, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, appealed to striking doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Medical Association to call off their strike and join the government to fight the virus.
“We also welcome volunteers from the health profession and those who do so shall be given incentives. We also appeal to residents to support the government in fighting the scourge by being cautious,” he said.
