Since
the death of the Nigerian nurse, who was among those who attended to the
Liberian-American, Patrick Sawyer, who brought Ebola virus to Nigeria from
Liberia, panic-stricken Nigerians have resorted to ways of preventing the
killer virus.
One
of these, among others, is the use of hand sanitisers after health authorities
advised that Nigerians should maintain hygienic lifestyle, including washing of
hands frequently, to prevent the disease. Following this, the prices of hand
sanitisers have gone up astronomically as people are in mad rush for the
products.
There
are 10 confirmed cases of Ebola disease in Nigeria while about 177 people who
may have come into contact with the virus are being monitored or isolated in
Lagos, health minister, Onyebuchi Chukwu, said on Monday.
The
death toll from the highly contagious Ebola disease has
