Monrovia Residents in Denial Over Ebola
Residents of the densely populated New Kru Town community in Monrovia are going about their normal business, with some questioning the veracity of news reports that several people died in the area from the deadly Ebola virus.
A woman fetches water from a well in a populated Monrovia slum.
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Liberia:
Ebola Kills Nine in Lofa
New Dawn, 17 June 2014
Fresh reports from Lofa County have revealed that at least nine persons have died after contracting the Ebola virus in Foya and Voinjama districts, respectively. Read more »
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Liberia:
Ebola Victim's Sister Dies
Inquirer, 17 June 2014
The sister of the lady who recently died of the Ebola virus in the Borough of New Kru Town has also died at the ELWA Hospital outside Monrovia. According to some nurses and… Read more »
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Liberia:
Deadly Ebola Back in Liberia?
FrontPageAfrica, 16 June 2014
Barely a week after Liberia's Chief Medical Officer acknowledged the vulnerability of Liberia to the deadly Ebola virus that has already killed over 200 persons in the Mano River… Read more »
InFocus
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After a month of being declared Ebola-free, the deadly virus has been reconfirmed in various parts of the country, with six persons allegedly being infected. Read more »
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Liberia's Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Tolbert Nyenswah, has announced that the country will be declared free of the deadly disease if no new case is reported within 21 days. Read more »
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The National Health Workers Association of Liberia has announced that two of their members are among the 12 people who have died so far in the country from the deadly Ebola virus. Read more »