Morning recap: Ebola updates, looming petrol price hike, Lagos building collapse, other top stories
Read the latest on Nigeria’s Ebola screening, a looming petrol price hike, the Lagos building collapse, and a WHO vaccine trial in DR Congo. Read More: https://punchng.com/morning-recap-ebola-updates-looming-petrol-price-hike-lagos-building-collapse-other-top-stories/
Nigeria is grappling with renewed concerns over Ebola containment as the Federal Government tightens screening at entry points, following reported protocol breaches. Meanwhile, Uganda confirms that the infected traveller who tested positive for the Bundibugyo strain in Nigeria did not show any symptoms before leaving the country.
The World Health Organisation has also launched a clinical trial of vaccine candidates against the Bundibugyo strain in the Democratic Republic of Congo. On the business front, the rising global crude oil prices, driven by tensions in the Middle East, threaten another petrol price hike in Nigeria.
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