The deadly disease, Lassa fever, has spread to Ondo state
- The Ondo state government confirmed that the disease has spread to four local government areas
- It, however, stated that efforts have been put in place to contain the further spread of the disease
The Ondo state government has confirmed 24 cases of Lassa fever and five deaths from the deadly disease in four local government areas in the state.
The Ondo state commissioner for information and orientation, Yemi Olowolabi, confirmed this to newsmen, Channels TV reports.
AKINSPIRATION TEAM gathered that the affected local government areas are Owo, Akoko southwest, Akure north and Akure south.
Owolabi, however, said that the government had strengthened its medical apparatuses in all its specialist hospitals to contain the spread of the disease.
He said that the isolation centre at the Federal Medical Centre in Owo had also been strengthened to take adequate care of patients so as to effectively check the spread of the disease.
The commissioner stated that government was embarking on sensitisation of the public on unclean habits that could aid the spread of Lassa fever in the state.
AKINSPIRATION TEAM previously reported that public and private schools in Ebonyi state shut down on Thursday, January 18, to check the spread of Lassa fever outbreak in the state had been reopened.
John Eke, the commissioner for education in Ebonyi, told NAN on Monday, January 22, in Abakaliki, that the schools were reopened as no new case of the disease was reported since Thursday, January 18.
NAN reports that government announced the closure of the schools for seven days, beginning from Thursday, January 18, but rescinded its decision due to the timely check of the disease.
The commissioner commiserated with the families that lost their loved ones to the killer disease and urged all residents to always keep their environment clean.
- The Ondo state government confirmed that the disease has spread to four local government areas
- It, however, stated that efforts have been put in place to contain the further spread of the disease
The Ondo state government has confirmed 24 cases of Lassa fever and five deaths from the deadly disease in four local government areas in the state.
The Ondo state commissioner for information and orientation, Yemi Olowolabi, confirmed this to newsmen, Channels TV reports.
AKINSPIRATION TEAM gathered that the affected local government areas are Owo, Akoko southwest, Akure north and Akure south.
Owolabi, however, said that the government had strengthened its medical apparatuses in all its specialist hospitals to contain the spread of the disease.
He said that the isolation centre at the Federal Medical Centre in Owo had also been strengthened to take adequate care of patients so as to effectively check the spread of the disease.
The commissioner stated that government was embarking on sensitisation of the public on unclean habits that could aid the spread of Lassa fever in the state.
AKINSPIRATION TEAM previously reported that public and private schools in Ebonyi state shut down on Thursday, January 18, to check the spread of Lassa fever outbreak in the state had been reopened.
John Eke, the commissioner for education in Ebonyi, told NAN on Monday, January 22, in Abakaliki, that the schools were reopened as no new case of the disease was reported since Thursday, January 18.
NAN reports that government announced the closure of the schools for seven days, beginning from Thursday, January 18, but rescinded its decision due to the timely check of the disease.
The commissioner commiserated with the families that lost their loved ones to the killer disease and urged all residents to always keep their environment clean.
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