NCDC dismisses Ebola rumours, says no confirmed case in Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has dismissed rumours linking the Ebola outbreak to a possible election postponement, saying Nigeria currently has no confirmed cases.
The NCDC Director-General, Dr Jide Idris, disclosed this at a virtual capacity-building workshop for journalists on effective Ebola reporting on Tuesday in Lagos, warning against misinformation that could undermine containment efforts.
Idris said that 54 primary contacts linked to a woman evacuated to Switzerland remained under daily surveillance, in spite of three contacts who developed symptoms last week testing negative for Ebola.
He cautioned that the absence of a confirmed case did not...