SCOAN survivors pass Ebola checks

Prophet TB Joshua
Prophet TB Joshua

Batswana who recently returned from a visit to the troubled Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) in Nigeria have been cleared of Ebola. “I do not have the total number of those already home, but none of those that came back are quarantined,” the Ministry of Health (MoH) spokesperson, Doreen Motshegwa told Mmegi yesterday.

She said that isolation and quarantine was only for suspected, probable or confirmed cases after health screening, and so far there had been no suspected cases.  “Health officers assess the suspects and go through the process, they are then followed up to assess their progress over the days. They report to health officials every three days, for 21 days,” she said.

Motshegwa further said that after the 21-day detention, the monitored persons would be certified free of the virus.

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