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Ebola: Tanzanian Nurse In Self- Quarantine After Serving In Liberia by Adegbayii(m): 2:58pm On Jul 10, 2015 |
A Tanzanian nurse
who has just
returned home after
taking part in the
post-Ebola Virus
Disease recovery
programme in the
affected West
African countries has
placed herself under
a 21-day quarantine.
Ms. Loveness Isojick,
28, staff of Korogwe
District Hospital in
the eastern coastal
region of Tanga, has
been staying in a
hotel room since her
arrival from Monrovia,
Liberia, on
Wednesday.
Isojick feared that
joining her family and
shaking hands with
relatives and friends
could put many
Tanzanians at risk of
infection with the
EVD, in case she
carried the virus, local
media have reported.
“One person can
infect six others. I
might be putting my
family and the entire
nation at risk if I
ignore this
precaution,” said
Isojick.
She had previously
worked in Sierra
Leone before going to
Liberia for the post-
Ebola programmes.
“I know I haven’t
handled patients
directly this time but
being quarantined for
at least 21 days is a
standard precaution
for anyone who has
been working in Ebola
camps in West
Africa.
“The organisation
that sponsored my
programme in Liberia
has asked me to
monitor my
temperature and
report to them in
case the Ministry of
Health does not have
the necessary
measures in place,”
she said.
According to the
nurse, her sponsors
for the trip to the
Ebola-affected
countries promised
to evacuate her
immediately from
Tanzania in case she
developed Ebola-like
symptoms.
On arrival at
Kilimanjaro
International Airport,
in northern Tanzania,
Isojick filled in a
special medical form,
which was reportedly
sent to the Ministry
of Health and Social
Welfare in Dar es
Salaam for further
action.
“I guess the airport
authorities must
have informed the
government
immediately. I’ve also
been asked to notify
the district medical
officer in Korogwe,”
she said.
But the ministry’s
spokesperson,
Nsachris Mwamwaja,
said up until
Thursday, the
ministry had no
information about
Isojick and her self-
quarantine.
“We don’t have any
report about the
nurse,” he said.
Five Tanzanian
physicians who were
sent on the same
mission to Liberia
under the auspices of
the African Union
returned home about
two months ago.
Before the EVD
resurfaced last week
in Liberia, Guinea and
Sierra Leone, the UN
Development
Programme said the
social and economic
impact of Ebola
would be felt long
after the outbreak
ended. |
Re: Ebola: Tanzanian Nurse In Self- Quarantine After Serving In Liberia by petkoffDrake(m): 2:59pm On Jul 10, 2015 |
hmmm |
Re: Ebola: Tanzanian Nurse In Self- Quarantine After Serving In Liberia by KOLZY(m): 3:00pm On Jul 10, 2015 |
ekabo |
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