Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) don announce say test result for the second suspected Ebola case come out negative.
Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr. Jide Idris, talk this one during press conference for Abuja on Sunday. Him disclose say na only the first person wey test positive for Ebola get the disease, while the second suspected case test negative.
The number of people wey dey under contact tracing don increase to 53. Dem na people wey dem believe say dem fit don come in contact with the first person wey test positive.
Dr. Idris explain say 44 of the contacts na people from the health facility where dem treat the patient, while nine others na people wey get close contact with her.
The nine additional contacts include people for her house, her driver, chef and husband, as well as people wey attend to her for another clinic and health workers wey collect samples.
As of Sunday, none of the 53 contacts don test positive or show symptoms of Ebola.
Dr. Idris also announce say government don approve ₦100,000 weekly allowance for each person wey dem put for isolation to help cover their living expenses.
Him explain say the money na emergency support to help people pay for food and other basic needs while dem dey follow public health instructions. Some of the people under monitoring don complain about the financial burden wey the process bring.
The NCDC boss add say the payment no dey inside the agency original plan, and urge state governments make dem prepare well for similar emergencies.
Nigeria confirm the first case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease on October 20, after one woman wey travel from Uganda test positive for the disease for one private hospital for Abuja.
Switzerland foreign office later disclose say the woman na Ugandan wife of one Swiss diplomat wey dey based for Abuja. The woman still dey isolation.
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