The National Youth Service Corps has confirmed the death of a corp member, Dr. Kelechi Ogboji, a medical doctor who passed away after treating a patient suspected of having Lassa fever in Kaduna State.
Ogboji, a native of Igweledoha Amagu in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, was serving at St. Louis Hospital Zonkwa in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The NYSC DG called on corps members serving in health institutions to always apply standard precautionary measures while discharging their duties to protect themselves.