Nigeria’s
Port Health Services (PHS) says it has intensified surveillance activities at
the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
This came
as a result of the newly reported case of Ebola in Liberia.
An
official of the PHS told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja,
that Ebola surveillance activities were still ongoing, since Nigeria was
declared Ebola-free.
The official said
that all passengers coming into the country and those travelling out were often
screened before being allowed to enter or leave the airport.
She said that activities were currently focused on the international wing
of the airport because of limited number of staff at the airport.
“We
screen every passenger coming into the country and going out also mostly at the
international wing, because the Port Health Services is short-staffed.
“The
Ministry of Health actually engaged the services of volunteers to be able to
cover both domestic and international wings during the peak of Ebola cases in
the country.
“They
were disengaged after Nigeria was declared Ebola-free; but following the
reported new cases of the virus in Liberia now, the ministry is planning to
re-engage those volunteers again.
“Up till
now, if we screen you and your temperature is above 30 degrees, we subject you
to secondary screening.
“We want to assure the public that we are thoroughly committed to preventing
Ebola from coming into Nigeria again,’’ the official said.
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