Ebola: NCDC places 53 contacts under watch, approves N100,000 weekly support
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What Daily Trust reported
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said it is monitoring 53 primary contacts linked to Nigeria’s confirmed Ebola case, as it expands investigations to identify people who may have been exposed to the patient at multiple locations. Briefing newsmen on Sunday in Abuja, Direct
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Ebola: NCDC places 53 contacts under watch, approves N100,000 weekly support. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said it is monitoring 53 primary contacts linked to Nigeria’s confirmed Ebola case, as it expands investigations to identify people who may have been exposed to the patient at multiple locations. Briefing newsmen on Sunday in Abuja, Direct Covered by 3 publications. Daily Trust: Ebola: NCDC places 53 contacts under watch, approves N100,000 weekly support. Vanguard: Ebola: FG identifies 53 contacts, offers N100,000 weekly support. Punch: Ebola: FG pays contacts N100,000 weekly for quarantine — Minister.
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- Daily Trust Nigeria Ebola: NCDC places 53 contacts under watch, approves N100,000 weekly support The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said it is monitoring 53 primary contacts linked to Nigeria’s confirmed Ebola case, as it expands investigations to identify people who may have been exposed to the patient at multiple locations. Briefing newsmen on Sunday in Abuja, Direct 26 Oct · Tier 3
- Vanguard Nigeria Ebola: FG identifies 53 contacts, offers N100,000 weekly support “Ebola Virus Disease is a severe illness that can be fatal. It spreads through direct contact with the blood and other body fluids of an infected person" 26 Oct · Tier 3
- Punch Nigeria Ebola: FG pays contacts N100,000 weekly for quarantine — Minister The Federal Government is paying contacts of Nigeria’s confirmed Ebola case N100,000 weekly to ensure they comply with quarantine directives, says the Heal 28 Oct · Tier 3
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