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Sierra Leone: Nation Begins 72-Hour Ebola Lockdown
DW, 19 September 2014
Sierra Leone's residents have been told to remain at home for the next three days as healthcare workers track the Ebola virus door-to-door. The directive goes against a UN plea for… Read more »
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Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone to 'Close Down' Over Ebola Containment Measure
VOA, 18 September 2014
Sierra Leone will "close down" the country for three days beginning on Friday as part of the government's effort to contain and eradicate the deadly Ebola virus infection from… Read more »
Sierra Leone Begins Ebola 'Lockdown'
The Sierra Leonean government has begun enforcing a three-day 'lockdown' when everyone is required to stay indoors as health workers go from house to house in search of Ebola sufferers.
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18 September 2014
Sierra Leone To Shut Down For 3 Days To Slow Ebola
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Shoppers in Sierra Leone rushed to stock up on food Thursday ahead of a three-day nationwide shutdown, during which the country's 6 million people ... see more »
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As part of its plans to contain the Ebola outbreak, Sierra Leone has ordered a countrywide "lockdown" for three days so that more than 20 000 volunteers wil be mobilized to carry ... Read more »
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The world seems to be losing the battle against Ebola. Who is to blame? Critics say the international community is not doing enough to curb the disease, reports Deutsche Welle. Read more »
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The World Health Organization has withdrawn its staff from a lab in the eastern province of Kailahun - one of only two in the country - after a Senegalese epidemiologist was ... Read more »
