The Lagos Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris has appealed to striking doctors to call off their strike and help government combat the Ebola menace.
Idris said, “ We also welcome volunteers from the health profession and those who do so shall be given incentives. We also appeal to residents to support the government in fighting the scourge by being cautious.
‘‘As of today, one person out of the eight people who came into contact with the late victim of Ebola has tested positive. The state has established isolation and treatment centre for the patient.
“The members of staff at this centre have also been trained on how to treat and handle patients under their care. The hospital is also provided with enough facilities to ensure that the officials and other patients do not contact the virus.
“The patients under our surveillance were those who came into contact with the late Liberian-American. And the rapid response team has been in communication with these patients who developed fever and other symptoms.
“We will not stop in tracking all those who came into contact with Mr. Sawyer. They remain in isolation until the confirmatory results are in and those who test positive for the virus will remain in isolation until they are no longer infectious.”