Residents of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), were advised yesterday to limit their handshake with strangers to curtail the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).
FCT Minister of State Olajumoke Akinjide in give the advice at the opening of a sensitisation workshop on EVD for market women.
She said the Federal Government would curtail the spread of the disease in the territory and other parts of the country.
Akinjide, who was represented by the Secretary of Social Development in the FCT, Blessing Onuh, said the decisive actions of the Federal Government since the outbreak of the virus had curtailed its spread.
Also, the President of the Nigerian market women, under the aegis of the Market Women Association in the FCT, Mrs Felicia Sani said the apology tendered by the Liberian authorities over the importation of the Ebola virus into Nigeria by the late Liberian-American Patrick Sawyer, was not enough.
She said the Liberian government should explain to Nigerians who permitted the late Sawyer to come to Nigeri, despite knowing he had the deadly and contagious virus. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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ReplyDeleteJAH help Ur people o!