Ebola: 2 Dead, 20 Hospitalised After Excessive Consumption Of Salt In Jos

Salt is not the solution for the
Ebola virus.
This Day Newspaper reports that at
least two people are feared dead,
while 20 others are hospitalised in
various hospitals in Plateau State
after consuming excessive quantity
of salt and bitter kola to prevent
Ebola Virus Disease .
According to the publication, the
two who were rushed to the
hospital by family members,
collapsed in the morning after
consuming too much salt over
night.
They reportedly later died of high
blood pressure in the hospital.
The medical personnel in the
hospitals where other patients are
currently taking treatment in Jos,
developed ulcer, while others stool
profusely, having consumed the
table salt in excess.