Investigations
have shown that the government of the West African nation was aware that Mr.
Sawyer was under observation for the disease
According to a Premium Times report, the Liberian
government was aware that Patrick Sawyer had probably contracted the Ebola
virus, but he was cleared to travel anyway.
Documents
have been obtained to show that Mr. Sawyer’s employers, ArcelorMittal, had
suspended him after discovering that he had come in contact with his sister who
died of the disease.
The
company also issued an internal memo to inform its employees of the
development. It read:
“Doctors say the risk of potential transfer to any member
of the ArcelorMittal staff or contractors is very low. The employee has
submitted to the Ministry of Health for a medical examination for possible
Ebola infection, and has also requested the Ministry of Health to make the
result available to ArcelorMittal Liberia and its close affiliates.
However,
despite the fact that he was being observed for infection, the Liberian
Government, through its Deputy
Finance Minister For Fiscal Affairs, Sebastian Muah,
cleared Mr. Sawyer to travel to Nigeria for an ECOWAS convention in Calabar.
Premium Times reports that the deputy minister personally
admitted approving the trip in an online discussion forum, where some Liberian
citizens raised questions about his action and competence.
This
report directly contradicts previous claims that Sawyer escaped from
quarantine. Mr. Sawyer was severely ill when he arrived Nigeria and he was
rushed to the First
Consultant Hospital in Obalende,
Lagos.
All
current cases of Ebola in Nigeria have been linked to contact with the
Liberian.

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