Showing posts with label Ebola. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ebola. Show all posts

Friday, August 8, 2014

Patrick Sawyer knew he was infected with Ebola before coming to Nigeria



I knew it...I guessed as much. Now more Nigerians are going to die because of him.

Liberian newspaper, The new dawn reports that Sawyer, a naturalised American, looked terribly ill and deliberately avoided contacts with people just before boarding the Asky Airline flight that brought him to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.Sawyer bore a “sad countenance” like he was troubled and sat alone avoiding bodily contact with other passengers who came close to him at the boarding gate of the James Sprigg Payne’s Airport as he awaits his flight to Lagos.
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Thursday, August 7, 2014

Ebola: Spain treats first case of Ebola; Spanish priest & nun test positive



The Ebola virus has spread to Europe. A Spanish priest contaminated with the virus in Liberia found its way to Madrid for treatment today. 75 year old Miguel Pajares (pictured above) have been working as a missionary in Liberia when he tested positive for Ebola at the San Jose de Monrovia Hospital in Monrovia. A medically-equipped military jet was provided for Liberia yesterday to repatriate Pajares.  A Spanish nun named Paciencia Melgar in Equatorial Guinea has additionally tested positive to Ebola and may also be repatriated to Spain. The priest and the nun belonged to a Catholic humanitarian group that runs hospitals all over the world, and have been helping to deal with patients contaminated with the virus when they  were infected. 

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Jim Iyke's press statement on Ebola




I recently received this press statement from Jim Iyke's team. You recall Jim Iyke had on the 30th of July announced on his IG page he was fleeing Liberia after a outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the country. Jim's statement continues after the jump..
"May I humbly apologize if my comments on Ebola – based on fear – were taken out of context."  The last thing I wanted to do was to alarm anyone. 
My heart goes out to all the families who have been affected by the Ebola virus – those who have lost their lives or loved ones, those who are still bravely fighting the disease
and all of the communities who are battling to keep the infection under control. You are all in my prayers.  
As I travel constantly across continents, most recently USA, Senegal, Liberia, Ghana, Gambia, I have been screened where and when necessary along with the other passengers and I believe it is the responsibility of every citizen to be vigilant and help contain the outbreak by following the advice of the local and international medical professionals and government officials". 
JIM IYKE

Question of The Month on Ebola by Nollywood Actor/film producer.



Nollywood actor/film producer Ugezu Ugezu asked this question on his Faceebook page. Do you know the answer? 
 See the rest of his post bellow.

Sunday, August 3, 2014

Pastor Ituah Ighodalo denies saying he has cure for Ebola



Last week, popular Lagos pastor and founder of Trinity House church, Ituah Ighodalo, was credited as saying he has found a solution to the deadly Ebola disease and that Ebola victims should not seek medical attention. Ighodalo has denied saying this, insisting he was misquoted.
Below is a statement he released yesterday
"It has come to our attention a story published by the Punch newspaper written by one Temitayo Famutimi in response to a post on our official Facebook page. The original story was a message of hope and faith reminding us of the ever living words of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and reaffirming our belief that ‘with God all things are possible’ , using the John Lake testimony and written to encourage us never to cease praying no matter what we or the world may be going through."
Nowhere in the said story did Pastor Ighodalo make claims that he had found a solution or that “only God’s anointing and the living words of Jesus” were all that were needed for the Ebola disease or that people should not seek medical help and attention.
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Friday, August 1, 2014

Ebola: Fashola wants Nigeria borders closed



Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has urged the Federal Government to shut down its borders with affected West African countries to prevent outbreak of Ebola virus in the country.  Fashola on Friday at Lagos House, Ikeja, said Ebola was no longer a local problem, but an international one that required urgent measures in place to prevent its spread.
He said,
 “This is because it is easily transmittable across the borders and boundaries.
“The Federal Government team has been working with the state’s team. But I think what the Federal Government should do is to consider closing down some of our borders.

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Ebola: Is this apocalypse?



Perhaps, the greatest catastrophe in the first ever recorded Ebola virus death in Nigeria is not in the scary incursion of the highly infectious disease, but in the potential psychological damage the unfortunate incident might set off in the religion-soaked minds of some Nigerians. For those who read the hand of the divine in every circumstance, there is a tendency to give an apocalyptic tint to the emerging tragedy and then activate a mental shut down, which would effectively pose a threat to the global fight to contain the deadly epidemic.

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Sunday, July 27, 2014

US Doctor On A Mission Infected With Ebola In Liberia Outbreak



A US doctor who has been in Liberia and battling the Ebola epidemic has himself fallen sick with the disease in Liberia, his aid agency said.

Dr Brantly who is married with two children, has been isolated at the group’s Ebola treatment center at the ELWA hospital in Liberia after he contacted the virus.

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