The Nigerian Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, on Friday debunked rumours that bathing with hot water and salt solution can be used to prevent Ebola virus infection.
A statement signed by the Minister’s Chief Press Secretary, Joseph Mutah, said the speculation that salt and hot water solution cures the deadly viral disease is only a rumour.
Mr. Maku said there was no cure yet for the disease yet. He urged Nigerians to, however, maintain maximum environmental and personal hygiene to guard against contracting the deadly virus.
The social media late Thursday and early Friday went agog with information that salt and water could prevent infection by Ebola Virus.
Relatives from all parts of Nigeria called loved ones to take their bath with the new found solution to the disease.
Some explained further that the Federal Government was planning to spray a chemical which could prevent the virus from spreading, they said salt and hot water solution would serve as a proactive measure.
A housewife, Patience Enang, 36, told newsmen that her husband, a soldier, called her at 5 a.m. from Kaduna. She said he instructed her to bath their three children with the solution.
“I just finished bathing my children with hot water and salt and I go ‘baff’ now sef. My husband call me for morning around 5, he say hot water and salt is now a prevention for a Ebola,” Mrs. Enang said.
Mrs. Enang did not stop at bathing her own children with the solution, she went ahead to pass on her husband’s instruction to her neighbours out of love. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Where is the Minister of Health? What does Labaran Maku get to do with Health issues? Most of information coming from him are negative ones.
ReplyDeleteHere is somebody thinking that he is free to talk as he likes as long as he is defending the government even what is saying are wrongs.
Federal government was planning to spray a chemical ?
ReplyDeletePlanning till world end ? or until the epidemics virus get at of hand like boko harm? before they could know little of what to do. Honestly these govt does not place value in the lives of the citizens. Any way ebola Is a secret general spread infectious disease that can not be guide with securities and gang men , it can infect to anybody. let them find a solution or leave it. Rubbish.