A Nigerian man who was quarantined after he showed Ebola-like symptoms during a trip to Hong Kong has tested negative for the deadly virus.

The southern Chinese city government said in a statement on Sunday that the man had "tested negative for Ebola virus upon preliminary laboratory testing".

"In the past one month ... he had no contact history with sick persons or animals and did not visit health-are facilities," a government spokesman said in the statement. "He is currently in stable condition."

The 32-year-old arrived in Hong Kong from Lagos, Nigeria's most populous city, via Dubai on Thursday and was hospitalised on Sunday after vomiting and suffering from diarrhoea.

A densely populated city of some seven million people, Hong Kong is particularly alert to the spread of viruses after Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome killed almost 300 people eleven years ago.

On July 30, the Hong Kong government said it would quarantine as a precaution all people from Ebola-infected areas who showed any symptom of the disease such as fever, vomiting or diarrhoea.

Last week, a woman who showed Ebola-like symptoms after returning from a holiday in Kenya, also tested negative for the virus.

Local broadcaster RTHK reported that the Nigerian man had arrived in Hong Kong from his home country on Thursday and was vomiting before he was hospitalised on Sunday morning.

Chinese supplies

In a separate development, China said on Sunday that it had arranged 80 tonnes of anti-Ebola materials for virus-hit countries in West Africa.

A Boeing 747 plane took off from Shanghai on Sunday to transport the supplies to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea to fight against the Ebola virus.

"The supplies are mainly anti-epidemic goods including protective suits, disinfectants, thermometers and medical drugs," said Wang Shengwen, director of the Department of Foreign Assistance of the Ministry of Commerce of China.

Nigeria, along with Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia have been hardest hit by the latest epidemic, which the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called the worst outbreak of its kind in four decades.

The most populous nation in Africa, Nigeria confirmed two new cases on Friday of the often fatal hemorrhagic disease, bringing the total number of infections to nine, including two deaths.

The WHO has declared the epidemic an international health emergency, as countries scramble to impose measures to prevent any spread of a contagion that has claimed almost 1,000 live

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dem own wey dem kompany workers fr 9ja dey trow kun-fu wit our wrkers dem n maltreating dem nkor??

Huh

Ebola on the rampage

This is crious. i blame jesus.

Only the GODS can save us.

In due time, ebola will be a thing of the past

datguru: .

i catch you

seun come see one!

Seriously?

dd

We should take this inn good faith....once you show symptoms, you have to be quarantined to avoid an epidemic

This ebola just dey spoil our name....


I believe with God help we are going to survive this.

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Ebola no dey show for face o

PAGAN9JA: This is crious. i blame jesus.

Only the GODS can save us.

Delusion.

Where was your god when europeans invaded Africa?.

FrancisTony:


Delusion.

Where was your god when europeans invaded Africa?.

The same place your man-god was when bh was destroying churches.

PAGAN9JA: This is crious. i blame jesus.

Only the GODS can save us.

Too much madness....
Where u see sey na jesus carry ebola come....

And They Are Spreading It Already...

wahala dey o.

China doin wat dey can to assist...... Surely if dey had d cure, we shud b smiling by now

I bet anxiety almost killed the man... Cos of uncertainty.

Meanwhile, you can checkout on here, How a computer algorithm predicted ebola's out break even before WHO's announcement.

link https://www.nairaland.com/1853235/how-computer-algorithm-predicted-ebola#25402584

tempest01: We should take this in good faith. Once you show symptoms, you have to be quarantined to avoid an epidemic.

You are absolutely right! But unfortunately, nobody want to be imprisoned. No not with the few hours left to live on earth.

borlarge: dd

is this necessary?

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first page thins

Most people don't read. The article says that the man was later cleared. Stop the unnecessary panicking, abeg!

PAGAN9JA:

The same place your man-god was when bh was destroying churches.

We took our God as a merciful God that doesn't slaughter anyhow. He's slow to wrath.

But, you praise your own as amadioha, sango, thor etc who strike instantly.

lwkm

Sick n tired of d Ebola news,Seun can't u creat a New page 4 it,we need good news joor

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