Ebola: Lagos upgrades isolation centre, targets 24-hour test results

The Lagos State Government has strengthened its preparedness against Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), upgrading its isolation centre and targeting laboratory test results within 24 hours following the confirmation of an index case in Abuja.
The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, disclosed this in a statement, saying Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had directed relevant agencies to remain on high alert and intensify preparations to prevent and respond to any suspected case.
Abayomi said Lagos was treating the development as a priority because of the regular movement of people between Lagos and Abuja.
He explained that the state’s Emergency Operations Centre had conducted simula...