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,
“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.”
It was also stated in the report that the Nigerians would be released after 21 days of surveillance.