Ebola Case: Keyamo Orders 21-Day No-Fly Restriction For 46 Contacts
Festus Keyamo ordered airlines to bar the contacts as health authorities traced exposures and tightened screening at international airports.
- On Wednesday, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Festus Keyamo directed the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority to place 46 Ebola contacts on a 21-day no-fly list to prevent virus spread during the incubation period.
- Health authorities identified the 46 individuals—44 hospital contacts and two domestic staff—after an infected woman arrived on an international flight from Uganda; the patient is receiving treatment in isolation at a private hospital in Abuja.
- Ebola's incubation period typically ranges from 2 to 21 days, necessitating the restriction, while Keyamo also ordered the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria to intensify surveillance, including temperature checks and travel history monitoring, across all international airports.
- Presidential Task Force Chairman Femi Gbajabiamila assured Nigerians the government can handle the virus, noting the index case was detected quickly due to protocols established in June, while Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare Muhammad Ali Pate confirmed teams are actively tracing contacts.
- Officials emphasized the country's past success in containing the virus, asserting that incident management systems are fully operational; Pate stated that with continued diligence, authorities expect to emerge from the current crisis in a stronger position.
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Nigeria: Ebola - Keyamo Directs Airlines to Bar 46 Persons Linked to Outbreak From Flying
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, Wednesday, directed aviation authorities to place 46 persons who had contact with the Ebola-infected person on a no-fly list for 21 days to prevent the possible spread of the virus.
Ebola Case: Keyamo Orders 21-Day No-Fly Restriction For 46 Contacts
According to him, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate provided a list of 44 persons who came into contact with an affected female patient at a hospital after she developed symptoms of Ebola, alongside two members of her domestic staff.
Ebola: Keyamo directs airlines to bar 46 persons linked to outbreak from flying
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, Wednesday, directed aviation authorities to place 46 persons who had contact with the Ebola-infected person on a no-fly list for 21 days to prevent the possible spread of the virus.
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