Lagos State Government has placed embargo placed on transportation of corpses from DRC as part of measures to prevent the spread of the new outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC.
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris made this known while speaking at a press conference in Lagos at the weekend.
He said all Ebola treatment Centres in the State has been reactivated to prevent possible reemergence of the disease.
He also appealed to striking health workers to consider the plight of patients and return to work at this time there was possibility of the outbreak of viral haemmorhargic fever, VHF.
Idris urged Lagosians to maintain high level of personal and environmental hygiene.
He said: “Lagos in collaboration with Port Health Services of the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), has commenced regional screening of passengers from DRC and neighbouring countries for any suspected cases of EVD or other VHFs. Read More

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