Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi has called on indigenes of the State to report any Ebola like symptoms to government in order to receive proper care and treatment.
The Governor made the call during a facility inspection visit of Ebola quarantine center in Oduoha area of the state yesterday.
“This is a temporary approved quarantine site for the Ebola virus and we are working on it to upgrade the facility. The place is a bit out of town and we want to start from here while we continue to search for a permanent site.
“The World Health Organisation (WHO), Doctors Without Borders, the American Embassy and the Federal Government are involved. And so, we are sure and confident that we will control the Ebola virus from spreading and possibly eliminate it in our state,” he said.
“I don’t want anybody infected to feel shy and possibly take it to the rural areas because it could affect your children, family and relations and may result to death. That will be too disastrous.
“When you have high fever that you cannot account for, please, don’t go to any primary health centre. Come to the corridors of government and our doctors will pick you and give you adequate treatment. It is not a case all doctors can handle.
“Our doctors will take care of your medical treatment, feed you, so you can survive. You can see that a lot of patients infected by the Ebola virus have been successfully discharged in Lagos State. That is because of the quick response by those who reported and received adequate medical care,” Amaechi explained.
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