Monkeypox Hits Ekiti State As Fayose Calls For Calm

The Governor of Ekiti state, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has said residents of the state need not to panic over the reported outbreak of Monkey Pox, saying efforts are on top gear to contain the disease in the state.

The governor said this in Ado Ekiti while reacting to the two suspected cases of Monkey Pox in Okemesi Ekiti in Ekiti west local govermrnt area of the state.

Fayose advised residents of the state and Nigerians not to express too much worry over the outbreak of the disease.

All effort to speak to the state Commissioner for Health, Simeon Ojo on the outcome of the samples sent for confirmation proved abortive as several calls put to his phones were not answered.