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Good development I must say.

Nicholas Ibekwe and Nnenna Ibeh


The doctor who treated Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian-American who brought Ebola into the country, at First Consultant Hospital, and was subsequently infected with the virus, has recovered and has been discharged from the Isolation centre in Lagos.

The doctor, whose identity is unclear at this time, was the first Nigerian infected with the virus and had  been receiving treatment at the Isolation centre.

The Director of Communication and Community Mobilisation for the Nigerian Emergency Operation Centre on Ebola Virus Disease, Adebayo Onajole, confirmed to PREMIUM TIMES that the doctor had been discharged.

He however  declined to give further details, saying  the Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu, would hold a press conference later tonight to fully brief the media about the doctor’s recovery.

The spokesperson to the Minister of Health,  Dan Nwomeh, also confirmed the development to PREMIUM TIMES.

“Yes, yes, that’s true. I’ll send you a statement on that immediately,” Mr. Nwomeh said.

The patient, PREMIUM TIMES understands, was discharged following series of laboratory investigations that declared him fit to go home.

Nigeria has recorded 10 cases of the disease out of which four people have died; six persons were quarantined while169 others have been kept under surveillance.

The patient was among the six people receiving treatment at a Lagos treatment centre.

The Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu had on Thursday told journalists that some of the patients  were already responding to treatment.

Nigeria was free of Ebola until July 20 when Mr. Sawyer arrived.

He became terribly ill on his flight and was rushed to the First Consultant Hospital Obalende, Lagos, where he died on July 24.

Mr. Chukwu had said on Monday that although the Liberian government has apologized for the incidence, it was pertinent to note that Nigeria was free of Ebola Virus until its importation by the Liberian-American.

Mr. Sawyer’s action, he said, has placed unnecessary stress on Nigeria’s health system.

An apparently angry President Goodluck Jonathan also described Mr. Sawyer’s action as “madness”.

Since the Liberian’s death in a Lagos hospital, three other persons who had contact with him have died of the virus.

President Goodluck Jonathan has since declared a national emergency on the disease while the federal health ministry in conjunction with health ministries in the 36 states are working to prevent the spread of the virus, which has killed over 1,000 people in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.

EDITOR’S NOTE: We have updated this post by deleting the initial name provided to us by officials as that of the discharged patient. We learnt that name is incorrect, and we are making effort to obtain the correct name of the survivor. We apologise for the mix-up.

BishopMagic: Olodo. I am not Ibo. And if you must know if there is anything remotely like a war in the south it will be between Yorubas and their hausa/fulani lords trying to reign them in. Guess what? It is already preset and casted in gold, Nigeria is splitting up. The powers that be are not comfortable with a regional power in Black Africa that is not ready to do their bidding, that is why they would prefer your lot and the hausa's to continue phucking up and sucking to them. But since they can't control this government they are willing to do every thing possible to split this country.

The white house is desperate for an AFRICOM base which they would love to locate strategically in the Bight of Bonny in order to check China and have access to the world's richest Mineral and natural resource rich country (Congo). The ND will be supported by the powers to be to become independent alongside Biafra. The Southwest will remain with the Abokis because aboki needs access to the coast. This is why Dangote is investing his refinery in Ondo and not any other part of the ND.

At the end of the day, your pathetic cowards will put up a sham aluta struggle for autonomy but Aboki will send a horde of Bokos to reign you in.
Get Ready to become part of ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AREWASTAN in the near future.

Is this a threat or what?

Desproprositos!

Really very sad!

A great relief at least for now.

Hmm interesting! Change we want, change has come

Hmm interesting!

suwailad: International Born Bastard - am i right? I've heard in so many quarters he's funding boko haram. Nor be today we know say this guy get sense pass devil.

Qué estás diciendo

Wale112: Igbo people are doing very well in this Nigeria

Are you telling me? They are doing so much. I bet if they are encouraged or given the freedom to develop this country they will do great wonders.

berem: Na today? Every time they threaten to impeach him and yet they won't do it! Abeg make I hear word jare!

And what's your f*king take on that? الأبله

berem: Na today? Every time they threaten to impeach him and yet they won't do it! Abeg make I hear word jare!

And what's your f*king take on that?

If I where fashola I would keep quiet study myself before pointing accusing fingers on another person. I'm highly disappointed at his utterances because they form no basis of good reasoning and judgment. Whether he and his cohorts like it or not APC will not win lagos in the next election.

Demdem: Jonathan is a curse to the Nigerian Nation.

Those who curse are the cursed. Its obvious who the cursed is.

@op you really have a serious mental, psychological, emotional and a political "problem" even if there exist non.

Keep it up

This is just the beginning, the worse is yet to come. So sad

Now that's what I'm talking about

AZeD1: It is a well known fact that bribery is illegal in Nigeria so if the DSS was offered a bribe and the person that offered the bribe was not arrested, then there is something wrong with the DSS

The spokesperson of the DSS should be ashamed of herself.

Did you not read the part where it was said that the person was lucky
it wasn't the DSS that arrested the man in question; or are we missing something here?

Numbskull!

Those that believe in truth and see the truth will opt for the truth, that I know for certain

brownlord: You this boy stop displaying your foolishness on this forum, I hate this osun resilience trash you guys keep spamming this forum with. Military indiscrimination against who, bring out one osun citizen who was arrested or prevented from going to vote, I don't know the super power the omoluabis would have used to contend the military and militants you guys talked about if gej wanted to rig the election as you claimed, obj did it in 2003 in edo state that result was announced on monday against the peoples wish nothing happened. This nonsense is the reason apc is loosing followers everyday, criticize when need be and stfu if you have nothing to say

You've just nailed it. Thumbs up

ObiOkpor: Like Siriusblack rightly pointed,it's not that our soldiers ain't fit or good but saboteurs(millitary politicians), has made all their effort resultless...
We pray they all survive the ugly experience they are facing...

When you say they, how many are they? Does that include those already dead or MIA?

Please can I get detailed price of the different packages and how I can get the tutorials on it. Mind you I need it for personal development in my field of study and I'm highly interested in this piece so please reply and thank you.

celeron40: Am I the only one who thinks this "new" Sirius is fake? We are losing? The sirius I know from page 1-43 would NEVER make such a comment.

I'm wondering myself dunno what to believe again, especially after that order given by the COAS

Na dem dem get all the latest hi tech machines to deliver their mission.

I'm in a good mood

berem: that is what they are known for. Empty headed olodos

@Op, good analysis you got there

You again? SMH

All these we are saying are all stories. We should know better as christians of what the scripture says of these events. Its going to touch all part of the world one by one until the end finally comes. So guys let's just be prepared for the big bang

This is preposterous

Jerrick: REPORT THE EFFECT OF "EBOLA" IN UR
AREA.
IN one AREA
* Girls no longer hug their guys, the highest
they give nowadays is 45` instead of the
normal 360`.
* Guys are now afraid to shake their fellow
guys instead they throw way salutes like
soldiers.(Na their fault?)
* People now wear long sleave sweaters,
headcovers, and trousers while entering
buses and taxi no matter how hot the
weather is.. (See as Naija take turn Europe
o)..
* Neighbours, even family members become
suspects at the slightest sign of illness..(the
one wey nearly make my neighbour go call
health officers for me because say I sneeze 2
times today).
* You take a girl out for dinner, drive her
back to her house, walk her to the door-
step, she leaves you,walks to her door, open
it, waves at you and throw a goodnight kiss
at you (if you like catch am).
* The aboki that sells suya beside our house
dey chop Him suya himself these days
because even the suya is a suspect (Who
wan die?)
* Nigeria Police don't arrest People by
Themselves anymore, if You commit any
Crime just do the arresting by Yourself.(Just
Handcuff yourself come station, use ur hand
by seelf enter Cell)
* My friend is no longer dating our
Neighbor's Daughter called BOLA
* YORUBA People in My Area now greet EKU
EBOLA O.(I dey answer them EKU BACK TO
SENDER). Good day fellaz

As we no gree enta comedy section nko, man needs to do the needful lol