officially, after 42 days of two incubation periods without any new confirmed cases of the deadly virus, Lagos state government also, on Monday, disclosed various plans to nip in the bud any likelihood outbreak of EVD, saying the state is not out of the wood yet.
The state government also revealed plans to present N50 million to First Consultant Medical
Centre, Obalende, where the Index case,Mr Patrick Sawyer died and undisclosed amount to
other Ebola causalities and survivors in the state
as business support gesture.
The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide
Idris, disclosed this at a joint media conference
in Alausa, Ikeja, which had in attendance Commissioner for Information and Strategy,
Aderemi Ibirogba, Commissioner for Special
Duties, Dr. Wale Ahmed and Special Adviser to
the Governor on Public Health, Dr. Yewande
Adeshina.
Idris who described the outbreak and the
eventual containment of the Ebola in the state and the country as phenomenon, noted that significantly, till date Nigeria has contributed
only 0.22 percent and 0.18 percent to global
burden of suspected, probable, confirmed cases
and deaths respectively.
He explained that 891 cumulative number of
contacts were recorded nationally, 365 in Lagos
and 526 in Rivers while contacts that completed 21 days follow-up nationally is 890, Lagos 365
and 525 in Rivers and a total of eight deaths
recorded in all.
Idris who enumerated various preventive
measures to be taken by the state government
subsequently, stressed that there was the need
to address the economic consequences under
following consideration; "Support to affected
persons including those alive and N50 million
lump sum as business support gesture to First
Consultant Medical Centre.
"This is with view to getting people, businesses
back on their feet and for businesses to re-secure patronage of their customers."
Idris emphasized that it was an attempt at
compensation but a gesture of goodwill on the
part of government.
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