An accident victim died in the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, after she had been abandoned by the health staff seized with Ebola fears.

The Nation reports that the woman hit by a driver, who fled from the site, passed away 11am Tuesday, September 2.

The tragedy was allegedly proceeded by the refusal of FMC doctors and nurses to treat her, as they were scared that the victim might be infected with the deadly tropical virus.

According to the hospital senior worker, who asked his name not to be made public, the death was caused by the health workers’ refusal to treat the woman:

“The victim was brought into the casualty ward by two good Samaritans… Instead of treating her due to the bruises and cuts in her body, the doctors refused, claiming it may be Ebola. They refused even when the victim showed pictures from the scene of the accident. The woman was brought into the casualty section at 2pm on Monday. She was abandoned and she later died at about 11am on Tuesday.”

The source revealed that even morticians refused to take the dead body to the morgue in fear of Ebola. Characterizing the whole situation as a “shame” the worker added that only after intervention of the Head of Administration, Mr. Ogoro Oyondombra they did their job.

Another medical employee, who spoke with Premium Times on condition of anonymity, confirmed the story narrating why they did not help the woman:

“Nobody had the courage to help the victim especially as we did not have any idea of the case history. We do not have the necessary protective kits to handle this type of case and nobody wants to take unnecessary risk. Our safety has to be guaranteed first because any one can endanger his life; that is the truth about it.”

The health workers, who were on duty, might face hospital probe over negligence.

The mass panic in Bayelsa started today as rumours occurred in Yenagoa that 3 Ebola patients had been secretly quarantined at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital (NDUTH). The state officials immediately debunked the speculations describing them as false.

Ebitimi Etebu from Bayelsa Task Force on EVD said that the state was prepared for fighting the disease and claimed though that Bayelsa was yet free from the virus.

“There is no cause for alarm. The one suspected case at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital which presented symptoms similar to Ebola turned out negative. The Ambulance services workers have been trained and ready to convey any suspected case to the designated surveillance centres. There is no other pending case.”

In an unfortunate development, however, Kaduna today recorded the first suspected Ebola case in the state.

Source: http://9jaolofofo.com.ng/ebola-scare-in-bayelsa-accident-victim-dies-as-hospital-workers-refuse-to-treat-her/

Well Baba God, I nor dey blame person oh... wetin Africans do?

Gush this is pure wickedness even when they saw the pictures of the accident they still refuse to help the poor woman the doctors and nurses should be sacked or suspended