Ebonyi Govt. closes schools to check spread of lassa fever


The Ebonyi Government on Thursday ordered closure of  all public and private schools in the state to check the spread of lassa fever that broke out in the state recently.

Prof. John Eke, the Commissioner for Education, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in an interview in Abakaliki, that the closure was part of proactive steps taken to contain the spread of the disease in the state.

According to him, government embarked on the measure to effectively control and contain the spread of the dreaded lassa virus which had claimed some lives including two medical doctors.
Source : DailyTimes