Ado-Ekiti (NAN) – The Ekiti State Government on Friday
described as untrue reports that a youth corps member, who slumped at the
orientation camp at Ise/Emure Ekiti, had contracted the dreaded Ebola virus.
The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Olusola Fasuba,
said that the corps member (names withheld), who was posted to serve in the
state was only suffering from chronic fever.
He advised residents not to mistake common ailments, such as
chronic fever, for the dreaded Ebola virus.
“Although, information reaching my office from the ministry
of youth and sports confirmed that a particular male corps member collapsed at
the orientation camp.
But, it was unfortunate that people around him ran away
taking his sickness for the dreaded Ebola virus.
“Immediately I received the information, I swung into action
by ensuring that the sick boy was immediately attended to by a team of health
workers.
“They later discovered that he was suffering from chronic
fever, the information they passed to me without wasting time.
“But, I did not stop at that, at least to be sure of his
correct state of health, his blood samples were taken and sent to Lagos.
“We received the results on Thursday indicating that he
tested negative to the Ebola virus.
“The corps member has been taken away from the camp and is
currently being kept at our isolated centre located within Oba Adejugbe General
Hospital, Ado-Ekiti.
“As I speak, I assure residents that the health of the boy
in question is already improving, while he continue to show signs of good
health far from Ebola,” he explained.
Fasuba warned rumour mongers to desist from spreading false
information that could mislead or scare people, saying that government had
taken pro-active measures to prevent the virus from spreading to the state.
He listed such steps to include banning of movement of
uncertified dead bodies into the state, constitution of 30 technical committees
and creation of three isolation centres in Ado-Ekiti, Okemesi-Ekiti and
Ifaki-Ekiti.
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