Tag: Ebola virus
At least four months needed to contain Ebola, says Red Cross boss
The Ebola epidemic will take at least four months to contain even if all necessary steps are taken, the global…
Poll: Ebola fears rise in US but most confident in response
After two health care workers in Texas were infected with Ebola while caring for a Liberian patient, a poll Tuesday…
Spain nurse cured of Ebola, says doctors
A Spanish nurse who was the first person to catch Ebola outside Africa has been cured of the deadly virus…
Ebola: Real governance begins from Lagos, lawmakers say
Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday commended the entire residents of the state in the western…
French scientists devise fast-track test for Ebola
A new device similar to a simple pregnancy home-test could allow doctors to diagnose a patient with suspected Ebola in…
Ebola Effect: Lagos gives N50 Million to First Consultant Hospital
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has given N50 million to First Consultant Medical Centre, Obalende, Lagos to support the…
US cautiously optimistic after no new Ebola in 5 days
With no new Ebola cases in five days, US authorities were cautious but hopeful Monday that the virus has been…
LASG lauds Nigeria’s Ebola containment feat
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris, on Monday said the success recorded by Nigeria in the containment of…
Nigeria Officially Ebola Free, Says WHO
The World Health Organization on Monday declared Nigeria officially Ebola-free, after 42 days — or two incubation periods — without…
Ebola: Lagos to deploy health workers to Sierra Leone
The Lagos State Government on Sunday said it was finalising arrangements to deploy some health workers who had helped in…
Fashola appoints Chief scientific adviser to fight Ebola
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State,in rendering an account of his stewardship the past 2,700 days announced the appointment of…
EU to review response to Ebola
European foreign ministers meet on Monday under pressure to scale up their response to the Ebola epidemic after warnings it…
Nigeria to be declared Ebola-free on Monday
Nigeria is expected to be declared Ebola-free on Monday, just three months after fears that the virus could spread like…
Obama names Ebola chief
United States President Barack Obama on Friday named attorney Ron Klain to coordinate the US response to the Ebola outbreak,…
UN has only $100,000 in Ebola trust fund
The UN trust fund for Ebola has barely $100,000, a pittance compared to what the world body says it needs…
Ebola: WHO warns of deteriorating situation in W.Africa
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday warned again of continuous deteriorating situation in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, saying…
Obama sends reservists to help fight Ebola in W.Africa
President Barack Obama on Thursday authorized the Pentagon to send reservists to take part in a US mission to combat…
Newcastle reveals Ebola ‘strategy’
The manager of English Premier League strugglers Newcastle United said on Thursday the north-east side were making plans for the…
US schools close in Texas, Ohio, over Ebola fears
Some schools in Ohio and Texas closed Thursday amid fears that students or staff had been exposed to a nurse…
5,448 Lagos Corps Members Discharged
Damilare Okunola At least 5, 448 National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members will be discharged Thursday in a low key…
Liberia minister in quarantine after driver dies of Ebola
A Liberian minister said Thursday she had gone into quarantine voluntarily after her driver died of the Ebola virus sweeping…
No Ebola in Ogun, just an ulcer patient, says Soyinka
Abiodun Onafuye, Abeokuta Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr Olaokun Soyinka has debunked rumours making the rounds that the deadly…
US to be ‘more aggressive’ in monitoring Ebola, says Obama
United States President Barack Obama on Wednesday pledged a “much more aggressive” response at home to the Ebola threat, and…
Obama cancels campaign trip, Ebola meeting set at WHouse
President Barack Obama set aside a campaign trip Wednesday to lead a meeting at the White House on the US…
2nd US Ebola patient flew on domestic airplane
The second US health care worker infected with Ebola flew on a domestic airplane a day before her diagnosis, and…
Abridged Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis For Nov
Damilare Okunola P.M.NEWS Sports can authoritatively report that the 2014 edition of the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship will now…
Second health worker in Texas tests positive for Ebola
A second health worker at the Texas hospital where the first case of Ebola contamination on US soil occurred has…
Zuckerberg donates $25 million to Ebola fight
Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday he and his wife were donating $25 million to help US efforts to contain…
Ebola dominates emergency preparedness training in Osun
Simon Ateba The Ebola Virus Disease would dominate deliberations at an Emergency Preparedness Response workshop holding in Nigeria’s western state…
Ebola-infected UN employee dies in Germany
A United Nations employee infected with the Ebola virus in west Africa has died after arriving in Germany last week…