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Breaking News : Four More Ebola Survivors Discharged by ajetunblog(m): 8:01pm On Aug 18, 2014
Four more patients undergoing treatment for the deadly Ebola Virus Disease have been discharged from the Ebola Emergency Treatment Centre in Lagos.

The Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu, in a statement on Monday, said the discharged patients have now being confirmed to be Ebola free. The identities of the survivors were however not disclosed.

Mr. Chukwu said three of the patients – two male doctors and a female nurse – participated in the treatment of the index case, Patrick Sawyer, while the fourth patient was a female patient at the First Consultant Hospital at the time Mr. Sawyer was on admission.

This development brings the number of discharged persons to five. One of the patients, who tested positive to the virus was discharged on Saturday, after she was declared Ebola free.

Mr. Chukwu had earlier indicated that more than half of the patients being treated were responding to treatment. The minister said all the persons under surveillance were secondary contacts. Mr. Chukwu added, “All the patients under treatment have now moved to the new 40-bed capacity isolated ward provided by the Lagos State Government.

“Additional equipment has also been made available to the new isolating ward by the Federal Government’’, he said.

Read more :http://www.ajetun.com/2014/08/nigeria-four-more-ebola-survivors.html

Re: Breaking News : Four More Ebola Survivors Discharged by ajetunblog(m): 8:01pm On Aug 18, 2014
Thank God
Re: Breaking News : Four More Ebola Survivors Discharged by segzyj(m): 8:04pm On Aug 18, 2014
Glory be to God in the Highest
Re: Breaking News : Four More Ebola Survivors Discharged by Sparrow13: 8:05pm On Aug 18, 2014
The days of Ebola is over IJN

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Re: Breaking News : Four More Ebola Survivors Discharged by remmyton(f): 8:11pm On Aug 18, 2014
I love Goodnews, wu said prayer s not d key? May God strenghten d health workers takin care of d ebola victim n may all ebola victims survive in Jesus name

Ebola wil come n go like d odas: bird flu n odas
Re: Breaking News : Four More Ebola Survivors Discharged by hushmail: 9:33pm On Aug 18, 2014
9ja will overcome

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