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| Rivers State Commissioner for health, Dr Sampson Parker addressing news reporters |
The Rivers State government has said
about 60 people, out of close to 200 that had primary and secondary contacts
with the late Dr Ikechukwu Sam Enemuo, who died of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in
Port Harcourt, the state capital, are yet to be found.
Also, the state government has
placed a ban on the movement of corpses within and outside the state without
death certificates and explanations on the cause of such deaths, and has
directed the police to demand such documents from ambulances conveying such
corpses in the state, several media agencies report.
This is as the state governor, Rt.
Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, will today meet with leaders of churches in the
state, while a meeting with the traditional rulers will hold tomorrow, Tuesday,
over the spread of the Ebola virus in the state.
The state commissioner for health, Dr Sampson
Parker, who addressed journalists in Port Harcourt yesterday, said about 50
high-risk contacts had been indentified among those that had primary contacts
with the late doctor.
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