Sunday 1 March 2015

Ebola: Sierra Leone Vice President Quarantined

Sierra Leone's Vice President Sam Sumana has placed himself in
quarantine following the death of one of his bodyguards from Ebola, a
government spokesman said as the country reintroduced travel
restrictions to combat the spread of the virus.

I have decided to be put under quarantine because I do not want to
take chances and I want to lead by example,"the vice president told
Reuters."I am very well and showing no signs of illness."

Sam-Sumana said his entire staff will also be placed under observation
and anyone showing symptoms of the disease would be tested.

Cases of Ebola, which has killed nearly 10,000 people in Sierra Leone,
Liberia and Guinea during a year-long epidemic, have fallen off
sharply in recent weeks.

Of 99 new confirmed Ebola cases in the region during the week to Feb.
22, however, 63 were in Sierra Leone according to the World Health
Organisation's weekly report.
--GistReel

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