A doctor whose name is yet to be provided died August 22 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, from the Ebola virus.
According to Sahara Reporters, the deceased secretly treated a diplomat whohad contacted the first Ebola victim in Nigeria, Patrick Sawyer (the index case).The man’s wife has reportedly been isolated in Port Harcourt, following the incident.
While the doctor lost the fight with the tropical disease, his patient, the diplomat is said to be still alive. The diplomat allegedly met Patrick Sawyer in Lagos and then traveled to Port Harcourt for treatment, evading Nigerian federal government surveillance. Upon arrival the doctor took him to hotel for treatment.
Report provides that the incident prompted immediate actions: 70 people have been quarantined; the doctor’s hospital, Good Heart Hospital in Rivers State, and the hotel shut down.
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