Ebola: FG Suspends Liberia, Sierra Leone Flights
The Nigerian Federal Government has immediately directed the
canceling of any flights scheduled from Liberia and Sierra Leone into
Nigeria.
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, (NCAA) Acting Director
General, Benedict Adeyileka, gave the order yesterday in a bid to
protect lives of millions of Nigerians from the deadly Ebola virus.
Asky Airlines flights who operate between these routes have also been
ordered to suspend their flights after their country manager could not
and did not show evidence that his airline could stop future repeat of
the occurance.
Their airline were the ones who flew in the lawyer, Patrick Sawyer
who died in Nigeria, and made the Lagos state government close down a
hospital and put everyone who contacted the man on quarantine.
The NCAA had decided that the lives of millions of Nigerians were too
precious to be risked on a platter of negligence of an airline.
Benedict Adeyileka said: “ASky Airline operations to Nigeria has been suspended with immediate effect”.
“Arik Air which had earlier suspended their flights to
Monrovia and Freetown has been advised to maintain the cessation of
flights until cleared by NCAA,” he added.
Patrick Sawyer reportedly flew into Nigeria onboard Asky Airline to attend an ECOWAS conference in Calabar, Cross River State, when he fell ill and was later diagnosed of the dreaded Ebola virus at First Consultants Medical Centre Ltd, Obalende, Lagos.
Ebola virus disease (EVD) or Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF) is the
human disease caused by ebola viruses. Symptoms start two days to three
weeks after contracting the virus with a fever, throat and muscle pains,
and headaches.
There is then nausea, vomiting and diarrhea along with decreased
functioning of the liver and kidneys. At this point some people begin to
have problems with bleeding. The disease is first acquired by a
population when a person comes into contact with the blood or bodily
fluids of an infected animal such as a monkey or fruit bat.
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