According to the coordinating minister of health and social welfare, Ali Pate, the patient departed Abuja with his approval, accompanied by her spouse, who has remained asymptomatic.

A Swiss woman being treated for Ebola in Nigeria has been medically evacuated to Switzerland with her husband.

Janabi disclosed this in a statement on his official X handle on Monday, adding that Nigeria would continue monitoring 52 contacts, while Switzerland would manage the patient and follow up with her husband.

The only confirmed case in Nigeria of Africa's latest deadly Ebola outbreak was evacuated Monday by air from Abuja, the capital, to Switzerland, where she has citizenship. Nigeria has stepped up contact-tracing and screenings at airports.

Nigeria's index Ebola patient has been reportedly airlifted out of the country following the emergence of a new development. You need to see the new update.

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, confirmed the development in a statement shared via X.