A spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General has said that another official of the organization has tested positive to Ebola in Liberia.
Another staff of the United Nations has tested positive toEbola, an official of the organization has said.
Stephane DuJarric, a spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, reportedly stated yesterday, October 8, that an international member of staff who works for the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) has been confirmed to have the disease. More after the cut...
Mr. DuJarric made the disclosure during a meeting with UN Correspondents in New York.
He said
“This is the second case of Ebola in the mission.
“An earlier probable case resulted in the death of a staff member on September 25.”
“The Mission has, therefore, taken all the necessary measures to prevent possible further transmission within or outside the mission.
“In line with World Health Organisation (WHO) protocols, the UNMIL Medical team has conducted immediate and robust contact tracing to ensure that all the people that came in contact with staff members if they were symptomatic are assessed and such staff quarantined.
“All UNMIL staff considered at risk have been isolated and ambulances and other locations decontaminated,”
Ebola has claimed almost 4000 lives across West Africa since March and health workers are at extreme risk of infection.
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