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As staggering figures of Ebola virus fatalities emerge in West Africa, UAE residents are raising questions about the dangers posed by the disease and ways to prevent it. Even as countries across the globe are on high alert, the UAE’s Ministry of Health remained tight-lipped about the outbreak.
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When Khaleej Times asked the ministry for updates, its media section asked for a questionnaire “which would be answered next week at the end of the Eid holidays”.
The European Union (EU) and a number of countries across the world have taken precautionary measures to avoid the spread of the virus, which has so far claimed 729 lives in West Africa since February.
Health entities across the world are on full alert, with plans being chalked out to prevent the spreading of the disease into their respective countries.
British officials held a meeting to discuss the crisis, and warned of a “strong and potential threat” in case in case the virus spreads on a larger scale. Phillip Hammond, the UK’s foreign secretary, chaired a meeting on Wednesday and said the virus is not growing exponentially and is containable. “It seems in the worst outbreak areas to be contained at the present time, so that is obviously the logical approach, to try to provide additional resources to deal with the disease at source.”
Speaking to Khaleej Times from Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone — where 233 people died from the outbreak — a source described the situation as “grim” and said they have been asked to stay at home by the government.
“We have stocked supplies as a health emergency has been declared. Movement in the capital and public gatherings have been banned. People from the eastern villages have been given only limited access to cities to prevent the spread of the virus,” he said.
Ernest Bai Koroma, President of Sierra Leone, has cancelled his forthcoming trip to Washington because of the outbreak.
Symptoms of the disease may appear anywhere from two to 21 days after exposure to Ebola virus though eight to 10 days is most common. The reasons behind the outbreak are not fully understood yet.
malzarooni@khaleejtimes.com
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