Health ministry isolates man who visited West Africa to monitor him for signs of Ebola
“Prevention is better than cure” and Jamaica’s Health Ministry appears to be taking necessary steps to prevent an Ebola outbreak on the island.
According to a report by ZIPFM, the Ministry of Health has moved to isolate a Doctor who recently visited West Africa, part of which is facing mounting deaths from Ebola.
It’s understood that the Doctor who works at a government health facility in Kingston was told to go home and stay home for 21 days, as he is observed for any signs of Ebola.
The Doctor went to Nigeria for a family matter, and when he returned to his job in Kingston, he was told to go home and stay away from work.
Colleagues of the Doctor say it appears an extra precaution is being taken as it was unlikely the Doctor came in contact with any Ebola patient.
Download The Jamaican Blogs™ App for your Android device: HERE
Remember to share this article on Facebook and other Social Media Platforms. To submit your own articles or to advertise with us please send us an EMAIL at: [email protected]
“Go home”? can we trust that he will stay home the entire 21 days, and have physical contact with no one?
This is really a pitiful attempt in my opinion,as it was rightfully stated earlier…how can we be assured that this person will stay home and doesnt he shares his home with family members…sigh,if this virus doesnt hits us believe me its nothing on our part but simply divine intervention…
This is really a pitiful attempt in my opinion,as it was rightfully stated earlier…how can we be assured that this person will stay home and doesnt he shares his home with family members…sigh,if this virus doesnt hits us believe me its nothing on our part but simply divine intervention…
Stay home? Bwoy mi a tell yu…. so if him positive, wha pen den????
so why a when him go a work them tell him that,what about the checks at the airport,me think when them coming from that part where the Ebola is them must have a place to put them till ofter 21 days.
Honestly we need to find somewhere to isolate persons who have visited/and returned from countries with Ebola. We cannot just say go home and leave it up to them to stay at home in isolation. The ministry needs to find a suitable location to house these persons to prevent an outbreak of this virus. And people please let us be very careful now, we have a tendency to be a laid back nation but we need to very cautious especially for the sake of our children. May God cover Jamaica Land We Love and its people, we were always a… Read more »
Honestly we need to find somewhere to isolate persons who have visited/and returned from countries with Ebola. We cannot just say go home and leave it up to them to stay at home in isolation. The ministry needs to find a suitable location to house these persons to prevent an outbreak of this virus. And people please let us be very careful now, we have a tendency to be a laid back nation but we need to very cautious especially for the sake of our children. May God cover Jamaica Land We Love and its people, we were always a… Read more »
Mail him back to Nigeria, this is some bullshit, I hope and pray to God that Ebola don’t rwach Jamaica, cause if the government can’t Manage chikungunya how the hell they going to deal with Ebola. GOD we need you now more than ever
Mail him back to Nigeria, this is some bullshit, I hope and pray to God that Ebola don’t rwach Jamaica, cause if the government can’t Manage chikungunya how the hell they going to deal with Ebola. GOD we need you now more than ever
Is he going to stay home? What about his relatives?
This is bull…they sent the man home for 21 days…these people have plenty of sense
GO HOME!!! ?? …. Really, is this the ISOLATION WARD they say they were preparing, your home… oh great ….. come on man this government in this country is lacking in making the right preparing for anything, they are always coming up short. I have been reading about the chick v illness from around two and a half years now as it take its time island hopping from the furthest island in the Caribbean and not once did our health sector mentioned anything about it until it got here, then all of a sudden they have been preparing for two… Read more »
GO HOME!!! ?? …. Really, is this the ISOLATION WARD they say they were preparing, your home… oh great ….. come on man this government in this country is lacking in making the right preparing for anything, they are always coming up short. I have been reading about the chick v illness from around two and a half years now as it take its time island hopping from the furthest island in the Caribbean and not once did our health sector mentioned anything about it until it got here, then all of a sudden they have been preparing for two… Read more »
GO HOME!!! ?? …. Really, is this the ISOLATION WARD they say they were preparing, your home… oh great ….. come on man this government in this country is lacking in making the right preparing for anything, they are always coming up short. I have been reading about the chick v illness from around two and a half years now as it take its time island hopping from the furthest island in the Caribbean and not once did our health sector mentioned anything about it until it got here, then all of a sudden they have been preparing for two… Read more »
They should run all the necessary checks to ensure that he’s clean b4 bcuz if he contract the virus he’s gonna give it to his family and that’s where the spread is gonna start!!!
They should run all the necessary checks to ensure that he’s clean b4 bcuz if he contract the virus he’s gonna give it to his family and that’s where the spread is gonna start!!!
This is a load of Crock …. Stay Home !!!!!! I am hoping someone tells me this is an internet joke cos I aint laughing!
This is a load of Crock …. Stay Home !!!!!! I am hoping someone tells me this is an internet joke cos I aint laughing!
This is a load of Crock …. Stay Home !!!!!! I am hoping someone tells me this is an internet joke cos I aint laughing!
They need to send him back to where him come from.
something about this story doesn’t ring true…why would Zipfm have the story and not TVJ or CVM….its harder to verify a story by saying it was on zipfm…if this happened TVJ and CVM would be ALL OVER IT…question the source and JABLOGS isn’t a good source
in the climate of todays world..he would never have made it out of the airport if this is a true story. Jamaica isn’t set up to handle a pandemic like this…so please question the source before spreading these rumors please
That is not jamaica no hospital a jamaica have them type of chip up bed deh n look on that Man Uno kno see how much him look like African …lie
That is not jamaica no hospital a jamaica have them type of chip up bed deh n look on that Man Uno kno see how much him look like African …lie
Lord have mercy god see and know we wouldn’t survive if this break out in Jamaica lord help us please smh
This is a lie, y would he be told to go home abd stay home? He doesnt have a family at home?
This is a lie, y would he be told to go home abd stay home? He doesnt have a family at home?
This is a lie, y would he be told to go home abd stay home? He doesnt have a family at home?
let’s use goat island as our quarantine area
this is good by all means necessary
this is good by all means necessary
Go home!!!!!! ???? No sah… ppl cyaan so fool.. He should be isolated!
kiss my teeth why did they let him in the country,,,, is this so call doctor Jamaican where is he from. O MY GOD NO NO NO …. IS THIS THE SECOND THOMAS DUCAN.
kiss my teeth why did they let him in the country,,,, is this so call doctor Jamaican where is he from. O MY GOD NO NO NO …. IS THIS THE SECOND THOMAS DUCAN.
hope he can be trusted n stay home
Idiots, read the article, the man is a Jamaican doctor who works in a Kingston hospital, he visited Nigeria briefly to see relatives and then came home to Kingston. That picture y’all are looking at has nothing to do with this article was just put there to sensationalize and get y’all into a lather over nothing. The man doesn’t have Ebola so he couldn’t contaminate anyone on the plane. You have to have the disease to pass it on
Why did they even let him bck in the country.
VERY GLAD TO HEAR!
Go home jus go home to freaking heavens no lock him away from people period not jus sen him home.. look at the last man u jus sen home kmt Jamaican government a play with people and not even a pic of this nigga… kmt
Go home jus go home to freaking heavens no lock him away from people period not jus sen him home.. look at the last man u jus sen home kmt Jamaican government a play with people and not even a pic of this nigga… kmt
Go home and stay home?…yuh simif a laugh ppl mek tink ah joke ting dis…kmt.
send him home for 21 days suppose he has it
send him home for 21 days suppose he has it
Nigeria is Ebola free for more than 21 days – this is a non-story
Go home? 1. Who ensured that he did exactly that? 2.Who will ensure that the stay there? 3. What about his family members at home?
Go home? 1. Who ensured that he did exactly that? 2.Who will ensure that the stay there? 3. What about his family members at home?
Ii think we Jamaicans are dumb… They need to contain him and watch him for 21 days. not send him home.wth? kmft
Ii think we Jamaicans are dumb… They need to contain him and watch him for 21 days. not send him home.wth? kmft
So y them never make him stay a Nigeria and don’t come back Inna the island???
So y them never make him stay a Nigeria and don’t come back Inna the island???