There are reports that a patient at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH, has died of Ebola this week, which has led to 10 people being quarantined!
Speaking at a press conference to address the issue, the Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee of the hospital, Dr. Queeneth Kalu said necessary steps have been taken to contain the spread of the suspected viral disease.
She made it known that the blood samples have been sent to the Ebola Diagnosing Centre for proper diagnosis and that those quarantined include the nurses who attended to the patient and those who came in contact with him before his death.
Meanwhile, the National Centre for Disease Control, Federal Ministry of Health, The Cross River State Government, Calabar Municipality, and the Department of State Security Services, DSS have all been informed of the development.
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