No Ebola case in Nigeria – FAAN

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has assured travellers and aviation stakeholders that determination is presently nary confirmed lawsuit of Ebola microorganism illness successful the country, contempt heightened concerns pursuing reported outbreaks successful parts of Central Africa.

In a connection issued on Wednesday, FAAN said it had intensified preventive measures astatine planetary airports nationwide to defender against immoderate imaginable importation of the microorganism into Nigeria.

The Authority disclosed that “robust wellness surveillance and monitoring systems” person already been activated crossed each planetary airports to guarantee aboriginal detection and punctual effect to immoderate suspected case.

FAAN explained that it is moving intimately with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Port Health Services and different applicable agencies to fortify rider screening procedures, particularly for travellers arriving from high-risk regions.

According to the Authority, passengers are presently being screened for symptoms associated with Ebola, portion immoderate suspected lawsuit is “immediately isolated and subjected to secondary aesculapian valuation successful enactment with nationalist and planetary wellness protocols.”

The bureau further stated that it has intensified unit sensitisation programmes, reinforced exigency re...