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| Dr. Bernice T. Dahn is the Deputy Minister for Health Services and Chief Medical Officer for the Ministry of Health in the Republic of Liberia. |
Liberia's
chief medical officer, Dr.
Bernice T. Dahn, is placing herself under quarantine for 21 days after her
office assistant died of Ebola.
Bernice
Dahn, a deputy health minister, told AP Saturday she did not have any Ebola
symptoms but wanted to ensure she was not infected.
The
World Health Organization says 21 days is the maximum incubation period for
Ebola, which has killed more than 3,000 people across West Africa and is
hitting Liberia especially hard.
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Left: Permanent
Secretary, Ministry of Health, Mrs Fatima Bamidele; Minister, Prof. Onyebuchi
Chukwu and Liberian Deputy Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Bernice
Dahn, during the visit of the Liberian Deputy Minister to Abuja...Photo:NAN
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Dahn
has represented Liberia at regional conferences intended to combat the
epidemic.
She
said she had also instructed her office staff to remain at home for three
weeks.
The
unprecedented scale of West Africa's outbreak has made it difficult to trace
the contacts of victims and quarantine those who might be at risk.
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