There was panic among members of staff and patients at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan Thursday evening over a patient thought to have been infected with the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).
Sources informed The Nation that the patient was brought to the Accident and Emergency Department of the hospital after the close of work.
It was learnt that the male patient manifested common EVD symptoms such as vomiting and weakness of the body, which made members of staff suspect that he was an EVD patient.
A source further explained that the suspicion caused a scare among medical workers, prompting eyewitnesses to spread the news of the suspected case.
When contacted, the Head, Public Relations Unit of the hospital, Mr Ayodeji Bobade, denied that the patient was infected with the virus.
Bobade explained that the said patient was still under observation at the hospital, adding that his blood sample had been taken to the laboratory for test.
The spokesman said that the result of the test would be out in 48 hours to confirm his health status. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Consider him an ebola patient until prooven otherwise.
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