KOLKATA Sex workers in Sonagachi, Kolkata's largest red-light area, have been asked not to entertain customers from Africa, who are regular visitors to the place, in the wake of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee, a forum of 1,30,000 sex workers in West Bengal, has warned the sex workers that they might come in contact with infected persons.
"We have requested the sex workers not to entertain people from African nations as it can be a life risk for them if they get infected by the highly contagious Ebola virus which is causing havoc in some West African countries," said a member of the DMSC.
Durbar is presently providing classes to sex workers to identify the signs of an Ebola-affected person as WHO guidelines say transmission of the virus requires close contact with body fluids. The training programme would be extended to other red light areas in the city as well as the state.
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