Health officials say they feel a sense of relief as the World Health Organisation (WHO) officially declared yesterday that Nigeria is now free from Ebola virus.
Professor Dr Benzir Ahmed, member secretary of the national Ebola monitoring committee and director of Communicable disease Control under the health directorate, said the WHO announcement is certainly a good news.
A total of 193 travellers arrived in Bangladesh from the Ebola-affected countries till yesterday, and Benzir said 86 were from Nigeria.
“The WHO announcement is a relief for us. 108 travellers have already passed the 21-day observation period and none of them were found to be carrying the virus,” he said.
The WHO press release issued yesterday said Nigeria’s case was a spectacular success story which showed that Ebola could be contained.
The Health Ministry has announced a 90-day Ebola alert in the country and has arranged screening at 25 ports, including air, land and sea.
