Minister of health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, has delivered some good news: five of those currently undergoing treatment for Ebola “have almost recovered”.
He said one has fully recovered and was discharged from the hospital on Saturday.
The discharged patient is a female doctor, the minister told the media in Lagos.
Chukwu said the patient was discharged “after conclusive discharge protocols”, adding that she could go home to resume her normal life.
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He did not reveal the name, but she was apparently one of those who attended to the index case at the First Consultant Hospital, Obalende, Lagos.
Chukwu said a total of 12 cases have been confirmed and that apart from Lagos –where 189 persons are placed under surveillance – and Enugu, where 6 persons are quarantined, no other part of the country has record of the disease.
He commended the Lagos state government for a swift response to the situation, disclosing that the government has made provision for a better ward with a capacity of 40 beds (pictured) for victims of Ebola.
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