The Nigerian government has declared Ebola, a national emergency following the recent outbreak of the disease in Lagos southwest of the country.
The minister of health Onyebuchi Chukwu, said this when he briefed the international community on Thursday in Abuja on the status of the disease which has claimed the life of a Nigerian while five other cases have also been confirmed.
The minister of health Onyebuchi Chukwu told the gathering of members of the international community that Nigeria has put in place measures to choke the spread of Ebola in the country.
The health minister also hinted on efforts by government to check the movement of people across the country’s border as a way of containing the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease.