The Lagos doctor who was infected with Ebola is not dead, Director, Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Professor Abdulsalami Nasidi, has said.
Nasidi made the clarification while at a press briefing in Lagos, Monday. He said the infected patient had been isolated and was receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital in Lagos.
“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,” Nasidi said.
Meanwhile, Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, has appealed to striking doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to call off their strike and join the government to fight the virus.
He promised that the state government would offer incentives to health workers who volunteer to work with the team of doctors that are treating infected patients.
“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,” he said.
