The doctor leading the fight against Ebola in Sierra Leone is now being treated for the deadly virus, a statement from the presidency has said.
Sheik Umar Khan tested positive and has been admitted to hospital in Kailahun, the epicentre of the outbreak.
More than 630 people have died of Ebola in the three West African states since the outbreak began in Guinea in February.
It is the world's deadliest outbreak to date and there is no cure for Ebola.
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the world's largest and It kills up to 90% of those infected but if patients receive early treatment, they have a better chance of survival.It spreads through contact with an infected person's bodily fluids.
The statement from State House said that the minister of health was in tears when she heard the news about Dr Khan.
WHO: Latest West Africa Ebola outbreak figures
- Guinea - 310 deaths, 410 cases
- Liberia - 116 deaths, 196 cases
- Sierra Leone - 206 deaths, 442 cases
The Ebola cases in Sierra Leone are centred in the country's eastern districts of Kailahun and Kenema.
The BBC's Umaru Fofana in the capital, Freetown, says dozens of nurses at the government hospital in Kenema town - which treats all Ebola cases in the district - went on strike on Monday following the death of three of their colleagues of suspected Ebola.
But they have since suspended their sit-down strike as the government looks into their demands, which include the relocation of the Ebola ward from the hospital and the takeover of its operations by the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres.
On Saturday, the World Health Organization said that of the 632 deadly Ebola cases, 206 people had died in Sierra Leone.
*God please protect Nigeria from this deadly no-cure-virus oooh!
God's intervention is needed. God protect our dear country Nigeria and heal the affected countries. Amen
ReplyDeleteawww, I feel so sad for the doc..
ReplyDeleteI hope he gets help soon.
RIP Ebola and don't come near Naija biko, I can't shout.
I pray this virus don't enter Nigeria o
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Dis is sad. Lord please protect us from dis and give Dese doctors de wisdom and knowledge to get a cure.
ReplyDeleteAmen ohh Stella...
ReplyDeleteEhya...God will heal him
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Amen oo. May God heal him.
ReplyDeleteawwww. so sad. I pray God heals you.
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Stella good morning.
ReplyDeleteFellow BVs good morning
The Lord is our strength.
Gud morning assassin!
DeleteGod pls protect us in dis country ooo....wats d cause sef?
ReplyDeleteUnbelievable, so sad that health workers trying to save lives are at greatest risk.
ReplyDeleteEbola is at First consultant hospital Obalende where a liberian immigrant is been treated. So be at alert.
ReplyDeleteSo sad
ReplyDeleteMay his soul RIP
The doc isn't dead yet..
DeleteOde mamie.
DeleteAmen.
ReplyDeleteI heard e don enter lagos! Godforbid. I'm scared
ReplyDeleteI wonder why it's taking so long for a cure/vaccine to be developed. I don't know if WHO have any on-going research efforts along those lines.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if it's because it's an infection that's endemic in Africa.
I wonder if it would have been different if it was more of a Western problem.
#justthinkingaloud
Scary things all over d world, well I'm not that surprised, we were warned b/4 now. We heard about the outbreak in Ebonyi some time, may it not be more than that.
ReplyDeleteAwwww,I feel for the doctor. God will surely heal him.
ReplyDeleteWe ve enough in our hands with boko,we can't afford to add Ebola ooooooo
ReplyDeleteGod will heal d countries infected n cover Nigeria from it. Amen
ReplyDeleteOccupational hazard. Too bad oh. May he get well soon.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, in other unrelated but related news... Hazard allowance for Nigerian Resident Doctors is #5000!!! I mean #5000 to cover any infected pricks (I mean needle oo), contagious disease etc that they pick up from patients.
o ga ooooo. Hian. Which kain kasala
Is it N5,000 for a day or a month or a whole year? Stop giving us half/false news. Be sure before you speak.
Delete#5000 a month. Yes I gave half news. Definitely not false.
DeleteWhy are you sounding aggressive?
Amén o....Pls Ebola stay far far away o.and may God heal u Doc.amén.
ReplyDeleteSad news.
ReplyDeleteAccording to Channels News''The Lagos State Government has confirmed a possible case of Ebola Virus, which is been currently investigated while treatment is on for the 40 year old Liberian, who is now a suspect, and a possible 30 others who may have had contact.
ReplyDeleteOfficials of the government in a briefing noted that the 40 year old Liberian is in a private hospital in the Obalende area of the State.
The officials also noted that the hospital housing the Liberian has been cordoned off and the victim isolated.
The State government had earlier in July laid out some precautionary measures to stop the outbreak of the disease, that has ravaged neighbouring west African countries, in the state.
The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, had in a statement, said the measures became necessary with a view to preventing the outbreak of the disease in the State'' Abeg Stella post this one. fear dey catch me.
God pls save us, and give us wisdom. Meanwhile, Jelly Beans, it's not just doctors who inject, nurses also inject too and they are vulnerable to all sorts. Besides every occupation has their own hazards too and they don't receive a well deserved hazard allowance, especially in Nigeria. So make doctors park we'll abeg.
ReplyDeleteGod pls save us, and give us wisdom. Meanwhile, Jelly Beans, it's not just doctors who inject, nurses also inject too and they are vulnerable to all sorts. Besides every occupation has their own hazards too and they don't receive a well deserved hazard allowance, especially in Nigeria. So make doctors park we'll abeg.
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