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Ebola fails to deter visitors to Nigeria from the UAE
There has been no decline in the number of visitors to Nigeria from the UAE in the wake of Ebola fears, said a senior official from the Abu Dhabi-based embassy of Nigeria.
“So many people are still travelling from here to the country,” the official said while speaking to Khaleej Times on Tuesday.
The official did not specify how many visas had been issued to travellers from the UAE since the outbreak. He, however, said that the embassy had not issued any specific guidelines to travellers.
The response of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other partners to the Ebola virus outbreak is continuing to grow in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. To reduce the possibility that those who are infected will carry the disease outside their communities, the governments have set up quarantine zones in certain areas prone to high transmission including severely-affected cities. The first Ebola case in Nigeria was imported and up till now four deaths have been reported.
As of now, WHO does not recommend any travel or trade restrictions be applied except in cases where individuals have been confirmed or are suspected of being infected with Ebola or where individuals have had contact with cases of the virus. “All West African countries are taking apt precautions including Nigeria to control the spread of the virus,” said the official who did not wish to be named. “We are trying our best,” he added.
“Everybody is now alert and the few cases that we had, were imported from Liberia.”
The official said that the embassy, following WHO guidelines, is requesting travellers to maintain hand hygiene.
“This is one way of preventing the disease from spreading,” he said. The Nigerian government has also initiated health screenings on entry and exit points of the country, he said. In a statement sent to Khaleej Times, a spokesperson from the Dubai Airports said: “We are continuing to monitor the situation closely and are in close and regular contact with local health authorities who have oversight on this matter.”
Ebola virus disease is a severe, often fatal illness that is transmitted by direct contact with the blood, body fluids and tissues of infected animals or people.
Since the outbreak of the disease in February, at least 1,229 people have died mostly in West African countries of Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Guinea. And since no vaccine or treatment is available for Ebola yet, a panel of experts convened by the WHO has said that it is ethical to use experimental drugs, given the size of the outbreak.
asmaalizain@khaleejtimes.com
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