The Liberian Government on Thursday apologised to Nigeria over the
importation of the deadly Ebola Virus by a Liberian-born American,
Patrick Sawyer.
Sawyer arrived Lagos on July 20 from Lome but
died five days after he was admitted into a hospital in Obalende when he
showed Ebola virus symptoms.
The Liberian-born American came
into contact with 59 people in both the Murtala Mohammed International
Airport and the hospital. Eight of the hospital contacts were
quarantined at the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Yaba. One of them, a
matron, who died on Tuesday became the first Nigerian casualty. Five
others, including a female medical doctor, had as of Wednesday, tested
positive to the virus.
The Liberian Minister of State for Foreign
Affairs, Mr. Nurudeem Mohammed, told journalists in Abuja that
President Ellen Sirleaf-Johnson, was deeply sorry that Sawyer brought
the virus to Nigeria.
He said that the deceased was under surveillance in Liberia but that he sneaked into Lagos.
Mohammed said, “The Liberian President has personally called to apologise on the unfortunate development.
“She specifically said her country had declared a state of emergency over the Ebola epidermic in Liberia.
‘She equally apologised that Sawyer ignored medical advice and escaped out of Liberia.”
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