@simijourno

A Storyteller who loves to travel ✈️ Currently Investigative Reporter, BBC 🌍

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Switzerland's foreign ministry has confirmed to me that Nigeria's Ebola patient is a Swiss national married to a diplomat.
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Health officials are investigating whether the woman crossed paths with Kenya's first patient in this outbreak, while she travelled through Uganda. 🧵
Simi Jolaoso@simijournoOct 23
Switzerland's foreign ministry has confirmed to me that Nigeria's Ebola patient is a Swiss national married to a diplomat.
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The ministry said the decision not to isolate the embassy's eight Swiss and 17 local staff was taken in consultation with the Nigerian Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization.
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It added that the embassy remains open and operational, with health and safety measures in place.
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Nigeria has confirmed one case of Ebola in Abuja. The patient is “stable and improving”, the country’s Health Minister, Professor Ali Pate, has told me. Here’s what we know so far about the case🧵
Simi Jolaoso@simijournoOct 22
I spoke exclusively to Nigeria’s Health Minister about the current Ebola outbreak and the first case in the country. He told me the patient is “stable” & “improving”, is not Nigerian, spent 2+ weeks in Kampala and flew to Abuja via Addis Ababa. More here: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62k…

Nigeria's first Ebola patient holidayed in Uganda, officials say

The wife of a diplomat based in Abuja travelled to Kampala for a vacation.

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Nigeria has dealt with Ebola before. In 2014, the country contained an outbreak that resulted in eight deaths, using measures including isolation, contact tracing and public health messaging.
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Professor Ali Pate told me Nigeria has “muscle memory” from that experience. The investigation into this latest case is continuing, including efforts to establish where the woman contracted the virus.
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I spoke exclusively to Nigeria’s Health Minister about the current Ebola outbreak and the first case in the country. He told me the patient is “stable” & “improving”, is not Nigerian, spent 2+ weeks in Kampala and flew to Abuja via Addis Ababa. More here: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62k…

Nigeria's first Ebola patient holidayed in Uganda, officials say

The wife of a diplomat based in Abuja travelled to Kampala for a vacation.

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Waihiga Mwaura@WaihigaMwauraOct 21
Breaking: Ebola patient travelled through Ethiopia and is improving in Abuja, Nigeria’s health minister tells the BBC via @simijourno
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Waihiga Mwaura@WaihigaMwauraOct 20
Breaking : Nigeria has confirmed 1 case of Ebola disease.The patient, a woman who recently arrived on a flight from Uganda, had been receiving treatment at a private hospital for several days before the diagnosis was confirmed on Tuesday..via @simijourno #FocusOnAfrica
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