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.
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“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 prayerful nation its time for us to back there and put our lives and those of our country in Gods hand.
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 prayerful nation its time for us to back there and put our lives and those of our country in Gods hand.
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 years…wow …good thing its not fatal or this comment would be from a dead mans tale… oops sorry my sympathy goes to families that have lost someone due to chick v complication. Yes Mr. Fenton people have died from it.
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 years…wow …good thing its not fatal or this comment would be from a dead mans tale… oops sorry my sympathy goes to families that have lost someone due to chick v complication. Yes Mr. Fenton people have died from it.
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 years…wow …good thing its not fatal or this comment would be from a dead mans tale… oops sorry my sympathy goes to families that have lost someone due to chick v complication. Yes Mr. Fenton people have died from it.
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???
This is bullshit! go home wat the hell, smh!!!!!!! what if the person have the virus? wat about the airport? is this what they call prevent of Ebola out break? with no special facility for a person who travel from west Africa to stay at for the 21 days, you see what is going on with this EBOLA, this country rule under some people with good position and dumb brain.ONLY GOD ALONE CAN HELP US
This is bullshit! go home wat the hell, smh!!!!!!! what if the person have the virus? wat about the airport? is this what they call prevent of Ebola out break? with no special facility for a person who travel from west Africa to stay at for the 21 days, you see what is going on with this EBOLA, this country rule under some people with good position and dumb brain.ONLY GOD ALONE CAN HELP US
Them shouldn’t allow him back in the country at all.smh!!!!!!
Them shouldn’t allow him back in the country at all.smh!!!!!!
Off with the head man…that way we won’t have to worry about him being positive.
Off with the head man…that way we won’t have to worry about him being positive.
I thought that the state is suppose to hold the suspect for 21 until same can be proven that he or she is not infected with the virus. What guarantee do we have that this man is staying home and not communicating with others, practicing privately and communicating the virus…Ahh boy Jamaica dumb!
I thought that the state is suppose to hold the suspect for 21 until same can be proven that he or she is not infected with the virus. What guarantee do we have that this man is staying home and not communicating with others, practicing privately and communicating the virus…Ahh boy Jamaica dumb!
why the fu%k them allow him back here in the first place then a send him home them nuh learn nothing from what happen a few weeks ago n Texas kmrt shot him on the fu%king spot and then test him 21 days later
This is what we do in the name of isolation? Send him home to spread it instead of locking him in isolation? Also this photo use is very careless and has nothing to do with the story!
I think its best they send him back to Africa
That’s what your not suppose to do. You will end up infecting your family and neighbors..absolutely ridiculous!
how does going home helps??… wouldnt he be contagious during the incubation period of the 2-22 days ????? he should have been quarantined for 21 days which makes more sense!
smh…..If mi hear foolishness one more time!!
At least they are doing something
put him on 21 days quarantine send him home that no sense why trust him he going to leave is house that so stupid prevent is better than cure
nigeria has only had 8 cases of ebola since the start of the outbreak. The main countries at the moment are liberia sierra leone and new guinea. The jamaican health ministry are doing more than health organisations are doing here in the UK. Here people are coming and going from the 3 main countries with the ebola epidemic with no screening whatsoever. Heathrow is one of the busiest airports in the world too.
Hope Lucaino dont return….stay there it will make life eaiser for my family and friends
Ridiculous. This man have family whom he has been in contact with. Further more what kind of monitoring is he under? I am sure he has left his house on numerous occasions to get food. And even if he hasn’t, whoever has does it for him has been in contact with him and pose the potential of catching this thing and transmitting it to others. Absolutely ridiculous. Does our government have any sense?
I believe that people need to be unselfish, and start canceling plans, or avoid going to these countries that has the Ebola out break. This would be in the better interest of the country, until these conditions are under control.
Stay Home??? wow, what about his family and his immediate contacts. how about staying in isolation at a designated quarantine centre. if there is any here.
this.is.ridiculous.that.is.not.quarantining.he.can.still.spread.the.virus.indirectly.meaning.is.family.interact.with.him.and.then.interact.with.society.why.dem.never.send.him.a.portia.or.fentan.house.for.21.days
There are several derelict buildings in downtown kingston. Surely one of the big ones could be renovated to become an isolation center or some other place like the old JAMITEL building that is wasting away and is a few stories high.
There are several derelict buildings in downtown kingston. Surely one of the big ones could be renovated to become an isolation center or some other place like the old JAMITEL building that is wasting away and is a few stories high.
whats the matter with Luciano, him can go kill him self the oly problem him a go tek people who neva left the country with him tooo.
There is no doubt in my mind that this health crisis will be only a matter of time before people all over the world gets a taste of this disease./ In the meantime all precautions should be taken by every country to secure and contain this disease without causing too much panic. While it is good that this DR took some precautions ,more can be done at the airport ,notifying everyone that was in contact with this person and letting the public know in general what to be done. Education is not limiting information. It is revealing all the truths as it become available so that everyone is exposed. There are so many questions to be answered from this case- who is following up with this person within the twenty one days? What if he has symptoms? If there is one infected person there will be more. Does JA have the capacity to handle even one case…and lastly Doctors and health care workers seem still not comfortable with the idea of caring for these people!. Let us revisit this real case and get more information…Please
We might be quick to criticise the powers that be decision to send him home for isolation but this article did not mention several crucial thing like: 1Is he showing any symptoms- that us only when the disease is contageous 2. Does he lives alone, because if he does not he is putting others at danger. 3. When has this incident occurred because if it’s a time when the hospital has no plans much less resources and infrastructure in place how are they going to safe guard their workers.
heaven help us all …if my people which are call by my name ,,, humble themselves and pray and turn from our wicked way then he will heal our land
it’s okay to send him home but have a military person or police watch the house and give him food at his gate and send a doctor with the required protective gear on to check his temperature and and take his blood for testing(thats what they did in texas)..its so simple. he is obviously nit symptomatic as yet, so in the meantime provide somewhere his family can go in the time being or vice versa.
it’s okay to send him home but have a military person or police watch the house and give him food at his gate and send a doctor with the required protective gear on to check his temperature and and take his blood for testing(thats what they did in texas)..its so simple. he is obviously nit symptomatic as yet, so in the meantime provide somewhere his family can go in the time being or vice versa.