A statement from the office the Minister of Health, Dr Onyebuchi Chukwu has dismissed as rumour media reports that the first female doctor , who tested postive to Ebola, has been discharged from the quarantine center.
The statement written by special assistant on Media and Communication,Dan Nwomeh, however acknowledges that a patient was discharged but not the doctor
Read excerpts from the statement below:
“It has been brought to the attention of the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, that the first Nigerian to be diagnosed of Ebola Virus Disease, a female doctor who treated the index case and who was discharged to go home yesterday, is being reported in some of the media to be one Dr Adadevor.
“The minister wishes to clarify that the name of the patient is not Dr Adadevor, this should be noted,’’