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Ebola: Nigeria has no active case after patient’s evacuation — WHO

Premium Times's headline. Reported by Premium Times, Nairametrics, Nigerian Tribune, ThisDay, Punch, TVC News and 1 more.

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What the sources say, in brief

According to Punch, the WHO has declared Nigeria Ebola-free after the medical evacuation of an infected Swiss patient and her husband to Switzerland. Premium Times reported the development came six days after Nigeria confirmed its first Ebola case in more than a decade. Nairametrics and TVC News said the WHO confirmed Nigeria currently has no Ebola cases following the evacuation of the country's index patient and her husband. ThisDay and Vanguard attributed the statement to WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Mohamed Janabi. TVC News reported Janabi disclosed this on Monday. The sources describe the story as developing.

Key points

  • Punch reported the WHO has declared Nigeria Ebola-free following the medical evacuation of an infected patient and her husband to Switzerland.
  • Premium Times reported the development came six days after Nigeria confirmed its first Ebola case in more than a decade.
  • Nairametrics reported the WHO confirmed Nigeria currently has no Ebola cases after the evacuation of the index patient and her husband.
  • Vanguard and ThisDay attributed the statement to WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Mohamed Janabi.
  • TVC News reported Janabi disclosed the position on Monday.

What we know

  • The WHO says Nigeria currently has no Ebola cases.
  • The index patient and her husband were medically evacuated to Switzerland.
  • Nigeria confirmed its first Ebola case in more than a decade six days before this development, according to Premium Times.

Sources differ: Punch describes the patient as an infected Swiss patient, while Nairametrics, ThisDay, TVC News and Vanguard describe her as Nigeria's index patient.

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Who is covering it

  1. Premium Times Nigeria Ebola: Nigeria has no active case after patient’s evacuation — WHO The development comes six days after Nigeria confirmed its first Ebola case in more than a decade. 26 Oct · Tier 2
  2. Nairametrics Nigeria Nigeria has no Ebola cases after patient evacuation – WHO The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed that Nigeria currently has no Ebola cases following the medical evacuation of the country's index patient and her husband to Switzerland. 26 Oct · Tier 2
  3. Nigerian Tribune Nigeria Ebola: Why Nigeria approved patient’s evacuation to Switzerland — NCDC “There is an infection prevention and control guideline, starting from the... 26 Oct · Tier 3
  4. ThisDay Nigeria WHO: Nigeria Has No Ebola Cases After Patient’s Evacuation to Switzerland The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Mohamed Janabi, says Nigeria currently has no Ebola cases following the medical evacuation of the patient and her husband to 26 Oct · Tier 3
  5. Punch Nigeria Nigeria has no active Ebola cases after patient’s evacuation — WHO The WHO says Nigeria has no active Ebola cases following the medical evacuation of an infected Swiss patient and her husband to Switzerland for treatment. 26 Oct · Tier 3
  6. TVC News Nigeria Nigeria Has No Active Ebola Cases After Patient’s Evacuation To Switzerland – WHO The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that Nigeria currently has no Ebola cases following the medical evacuation of the country’s index patient and her husband to Switzerland. The WHO African Regional Director, Professor Mohamed Janabi, disclosed this on Monday, saying the patient had be 26 Oct · Tier 3
  7. Vanguard Nigeria Nigeria has no Ebola case after patient’s evacuation to Switzerland – WHO The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr Mohamed Janabi, says Nigeria currently has no Ebola cases following the medical evacuation of the patient and her husband to Switzerland. 26 Oct · Tier 3

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