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All the passengers who were abord the same flight as Patrick Sawyer, the late liberian diagnosed with Ebola in Lagos, have been recalled and are currently undergoing tests.
Acording to Nigeria's minister of health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, that the passengers numbering about 200 are likely to be quarantined until tests are concluded.
"We have already got in touch with all the passengers. We are monitoring and investigating.”He also revealed that “all ports of entry into Nigeria, including airports, seaports and land borders, are placed on red alert. Ministry of Health specialists have been positioned in all entry points. Active surveillance has also been stepped up.”
The late Sawyer was in Nigeria to attend an international conference and was immediately quarantined upon arrival in Lagos but died in hospital on Friday. He avoided contact with people as he was taken to the hospital.
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