Sierra Leone to Shut Down for 3 Days to Slow Ebola
Sierra Leone to Shut Down for 3 Days to Slow Ebola – Shoppers crowded streets and markets in Sierra Leone’s capital on Thursday stocking up for a three-day shutdown that authorities will hope will slow the spread of the Ebola outbreak that is accelerating across West Africa. According to figures released by the World Health Organization on Thursday, the Ebola outbreak sweeping West Africa has also touched Liberia, Guinea, Nigeria and Senegal, and is believed to have sickened more than 5,300. In a sign that the outbreak is picking up steam, more than 700 of those cases were recorded in the last week for which data is available.
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