Due to the Ebola crisis that has claimed lives of seven Nigerians, the
Cameroonian government has quarantined 60 Nigerians in its South-West
region over the fear of the disease spreading to the country.
A report by a Cameroonian online newspaper, cameroon-info.net,said the
sixty Nigerians were quarantined in the Ekok, Ekondo, and Titi
communities in the country's South-West region close to the border
with Nigeria.
The country's Minister of Health, Dr. Lukong Bay, said that there
would be a restriction of movement of people from Nigeria and other
countries affected by the disease to Cameroon as from Tuesday,
September 2, 2014.
It was also stated in the report that the Nigerians would be released
after 21 days of surveillance.
The report said, "This is a new delight that perhaps the minister of
health has expected Tuesday afternoon in this region for a working
session with the persons responsible for the implementation of the
response plan on Ebola disease in the ports of Limbe and Tiko.
"As part of preventive measures against the epidemic in West Africa
with nearly 1,500 deaths already recorded, the South-West, which
borders with Nigeria, is considered one of the parts of the country
that require a closer monitoring."
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