Ebola 'Lockdown' in Sierra Leone

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 out door-to-door operations to root out hidden Ebola victims.

If patient deceased, homes are disinfected and mattresses and kits are given to the families.

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