Ebola: FG confirms evacuation of Nigeria’s index patient, husband to Switzerland.
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By Chioma Obinna Nigeria’s index case of imported Ebola virus disease has been evacuated from Abuja to Switzerland after showing significant clinical improvement, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, has said.
Pate disclosed this in a post on X, confirming that the evacuation took place earlier on Monday with his approval.
He wrote, “I confirm that, with my approval, earlier this morning, the index case for Nigeria’s first imported Ebola virus disease departed Abuja for Switzerland. The index patient was clinically much improved, stable, conscious, communicating, and her clinical laboratory test results closing towards baseline. He, however, cautioned that the patient’s improved condition does not mean she is no longer infectious, stressing that strict public health protocols remain in place. “This does not mean she is not still infectious, hence the strict protocols in place,” Pate stated.
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