Found predominantly in west Africa, Lassa fever has the potential to cause tens of thousands of deaths.
A total of 1,280 teams have been deployed to religious centres, schools, markets and parks, while 646 teams would man fixed posts.
More than 25,000 homes and businesses were without power and a state of emergency declared in all of Kentucky.
The 161 member states, including Nigeria, voted in favour of the resolution, while eight abstained from voting.
The patient’s 10 close contacts have been tracked down and are asymptomatic.
He decried increasing violence visited on doctors by anguished relatives of patients and asked for an end to the misnomer.
WHO figures on Wednesday showed that some 98 per cent of the reported cases involved men who have sexual contact with multiple other men.
Mr Ehanire said the passage of the bill into law would lead to a huge disruption in the health sector.
Signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Act aims to empower the NHIA to provide health insurance for all Nigerians through a mandatory mechanism.
Data for the number of deaths was about 12.8 per cent from the same month of 2021, marking the highest May figure since the data began to be compiled.
