At a press briefing held today August 26th in Abuja.The Minister of Health Prof.Onyebuci Chukwu said that,only one of the thirteen Ebola patients is still in the isolation centre.He also stated that,five of those infected dies while seven recovered and have been discharged .He also said two nurses who attended to Mr.Sawyer at the First Consultant hospital.
His statement below
"of these thirteen,five,including the index case unfortunately did not survive the disease and are now late.However,seven of the infected persons were successfully managed at the Isolation ward in Lagos and have been discharged home.Two of the treated patients,a male doctor and a female nurse were discharged yesterday evening,25th August 2014 having satisfied the criteria for discharge.I wish to reassure Nigerians and indeed the global community that the Government shall remain vigilant and will not relent as the Government continues to work with her partners to ensure that the disease is kept out of the country.Thank you."
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