Indian prostitutes of the
largest ‘red-light’ area of Sonagachi, located in Kolkata (Calcutta), West
Bengal State, India, have been asked to stop selling their services to Africans
due to current Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa.
Indian prostitutes are being warned to stay away from Africans.
The warning was given by a
non-governmental organisation Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee (DMSC) which
currently unites over 130,000 of commercial s*x workers (male, female and
transgender).
The decision was reached as
DMSC realised the huge risks of contracting a virus in case an infected person
decides to have fun.
“We have ordered the s*x workers
not to entertain Africans as it can be a life risk for them if they get
infected by the highly contagious Ebola virus causing havoc in some West
African countries,” Mahasweta, a member of the organisation, told local media.
Durbar also conducted
training to its members on how to identify a potentially-infected person. Apart
from learning to note Ebola symptoms, the s*x workers are being educated on s*xually
transmitted or body contact transmission diseases.
When asked if the
discriminatory measure would be applied to all the foreigners, or just to
Africans, a supervisor of the training program, Mr Samarjit Jana, said: “This
is for the s*x workers to decide. We instructed them for their own safety and
we have told them to be careful.”
It would be noted that the
recent official number of EVD victims is not less than 1,350 people. Almost
2,500 cases have been confirmed by the World Health Organisation.
Guinea, Liberia and Sierra
Leone are the most affected nations. Nigeria has recorded 5 deaths so far, but,
according to foreign observers, is doing everything right to contain the spread
of the deadly virus.
Oyinbo has ebola too abi which one
ReplyDeleteMeans no business African patronise the most hehehehe
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