A civil society organization, Civil Society Awareness Response on
Epidemic Diseases CARED has called for the fumigation of all public places in
the country to prevent the spread of Ebola virus to parts of Nigeria. The
organization also urged the Federal Ministry of Health to embark on air spray
as a means of preventing the deadly Ebola virus in most parts of the country.
The Co-ordinator of the organization, Mr Stephen Aremu who lamented the rate at
which the deadly virus spreads, called on the federal government to consider
the possibility of preventing hunting expedition in the country. Mr Aremu said
areas where bats and other animals are populated should be sprayed to prevent
the people from contacting the virus through consumption of animals. He also
advised that hotel, religious centres and other public places in all the parts
of the country should be fumigated from time to time to prevent the spread of
Ebola virus. Also, Aremu who hinted that his organization has concluded
arrangements to collaborate with security agencies and other relevant bodies in
the country to prevent the spread of Ebola stated that the Federal Government
should prevent foreigners from countries where Ebola had been discovered from
entering Nigeria. He also urged the federal government to mount surveillance in
the entire boundaries of the nation and other entry points to the country where
strangers would be screened before entering into the country.
Vanguard Newspaper
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