by Damilola Jagun
A rumour which circulated on social media that a person died of Ebola Virus Disease, has been refuted by the management of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, in Idi Araba.
The story went round on several online platforms that two foreign nationals were taken to LUTH, where they died of Ebola.
Speaking at a media briefing on Monday, the Acting Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Prof. Chris Bode, says that no such thing happened.
“Our attention has been drawn to a malicious piece of information making the rounds on social media, which purported that two foreign nationals brought to LUTH on Sunday, April 12, 2015 died of EVD. This is to swiftly deny any such rumour and inform members of the public that no such event happened.”
“Our professionals at the emergency services, various lines of responders, laboratories and nurses all reported no such cases in our hospital,” the professor of medicine said.
Bode stated that since the last case of Ebola was treated, the hospital had maintained “eternal vigilance and shall continue to observe all precautions to quickly identify any case of the highly infectious disease, in line with international best practices.”
Consequently, he enjoined the public to disregard the rumour.
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