FG Must Apply Same Energy Used To Squash Ebola On Lassa Fever: Atiku

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has entreated the federal authorities to handle the ongoing Lassa fever risk with the equal zeal Ebola was once tackled in the country.

Atiku, the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the final Presidential election, while reacting to Coronavirus, Lassa fever counseled the Nigerian authorities on preventive measures.

He said; “In 2014, Nigeria confronted and quashed the dreaded Ebola disease. The swift hostilities was received by way of cautious screening and fast isolation.

“Let us apply the identical stage of “world-class epidemiological detective work” in the case of Lassa Fever and the looming Coronavirus.

“Awareness and training are additionally the most amazing tools for combating Lassa Fever and Coronavirus. Please share these materials with all household and friends.”

While about 80 persons have reportedly died of the coronavirus with 2744 purportedly infected worldwide, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Saturday mentioned that about 195 cases of Lassa fever have been proven and that 29 deaths have been mentioned in 11 states as of January 24.

Using proportion to complicated the above statement, NCDC stated that 89% are from Ondo, Edo and Ebonyi.