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Guinea gov't adopts drastic measures to stop spread of Ebola

Xinhua, March 21, 2016 Adjust font size:

Guinea government on Sunday announced drastic measures aimed at stopping the spread of Ebola virus that reappeared in the country a few days ago and has caused two deaths in the southern region.

A statement released by the National Anti-Ebola Committee said a health crisis meeting that was held recently came up with ideal measures to halt further spread of the disease through contact with suspected individuals.

The national coordinator against Ebola Dr. Sakoba Keita recommended the immediate launch of investigations in the affected Koropara village within Nzerekore region to identify other eventual cases and go beyond this village to other neighbouring localities.

He also proposed a quarantine to be declared in Koropara village as well as placing the families of the affected individuals under surveillance.

Another intervention measure that was adopted by the government was the launch of a vaccination campaign for medical staff who had contact with the patients as well as those who had contact with the medical staff.

The government also announced the start of a door-to-door operation in the southern region to look for patients.

More communication channels will be opened to prevent panic among members of the public and to communicate about prevention and protection measures, the statement concluded.

Currently, Guinea's health ministry as well as foreign technical partners are still developing strategies aimed at ending the epidemic which led to over 2,000 deaths in 2014 in the country. Enditem