Ebola: Infected Lagos doctor not dead – FG

The Director,Centre for Disease
Control, Abuja, Prof. Abdulsalami
Nasidi, has refuted claims that the
infected doctor is dead.
Nasidi who spoke at a briefing in
Lagos, Monday, said the infected
patient had been quarantined and
was presently receiving treatment
at an undisclosed hospital Lagos.
He said,” 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.”
Also, Lagos State Commissioner
for Health, Dr. Jide Idris ,has
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.
He added that the state
government would be offering
incentives to health workers who
volunteer to work with the team of
doctors that are treating infected
patients.
Idris said, “ 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.”