Plateau shuts schools over diphtheria threat
Synthesised from 2 African sources
PREMIUM TIMES gathered on September 3 that the Plateau State Commissioner for Health, Nicholas Baamlong, said 143 suspected diphtheria cases had been recorded in the state, with 23 deaths and nine patients receiving treatment at the Jos University Teaching Hospital and Plateau Specialist Hospital.
The Plateau State Government has ordered the temporary closure of all public and private primary and secondary schools as part of measures to contain suspected cases of diphtheria in the state.
The Plateau government’s decision to shut schools comes as health authorities continue to encourage vaccination and early reporting of suspected cases.
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