Sierra Leone: Govt Imposes Two-Week Ebola Lockdown

DW, 12 December 2014

A two-week quarantine has begun in an eastern district of Sierra Leone following a hike in Ebola cases. The president has called for a stop to traditional practices which could be… Read more »

A new Ebola treatment centre built in partnership with the UK’s Department for International Development and the Ministry of Defence.

Sierra Leone: Worrying Ebola Trend

UNIRIN, 8 December 2014

In the week ending 30 November, Sierra Leone reported 537 confirmed Ebola cases, 152 more than the previous week and over four times the combined number of cases in Guinea and… Read more »
Sierra Leone: How Will Anti-Ebola Measures Affect Farmers?

RFI, 20 November 2014

Subsistence and smallholder farmers are being hit hard by measures put in place by the Sierra Leonean government to curb the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. Food insecurity is on… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Is Freetown fighting a losing battle against Ebola?

UNIRIN, 16 October 2014

On the return trip to Freetown from Kenema a couple of days later we meet Laventa Konneh in Moyambo town, the only person allowed to leave her house because the town is in lockdown… Read more »
Nigeria: Sierra Leone Widens Ebola Quarantine

Independent (Lagos), 25 September 2014

Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma has widened a quarantine to include another one million people in an attempt to curb the spread of Ebola. Read more »
Sierra Leone: Govt Quarantines One Million to Stop Ebola

DW, 25 September 2014

The government of Sierra Leone has imposed a lockdown on three more Ebola "hotspots" to stop the disease from spreading. A third of the country's population is now under… Read more »
West Africa: Dye - Sierra Leone Lockdown 'Is a Statement of Political Commitment'

DW, 24 September 2014

The World Health Organization has warned in a new study that the number of Ebola infections could triple to 20,000 by November if efforts to stop the outbreak are not stepped up… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Bayraytay - Ebola Lockdown Was 'A Success'

DW, 22 September 2014

The people of Sierra Leone began emerging from their homes on Monday (22.09.2014) after a controversial nationwide three day lockdown aimed at stemming the deadly Ebola outbreak. Read more »
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone in Final Day of Ebola Lockdown

Guardian, 21 September 2014

FRUSTRATED residents complained of food shortages in some neighborhoods of Sierra Leone's capital Sunday as the country reached the third and final day of a sweeping, unprecedented… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Ends Ebola Lockdown, Expects Rise in Cases

VOA, 22 September 2014

Officials in Sierra Leone say the number of reported Ebola cases and deaths there is expected to rise, as the country ends a three-day lockdown aimed at stopping the worst-ever… Read more »

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Sierra Leone Isolates Three More Ebola Areas

After hailing the three-day lockdown of the country as a success, the government has placed three districts under isolation as it tries to fight the Ebola outbreak. Read more »
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Sierra Leone's Ebola Lockdown Was 'A Success'

Sierra Leoneans are emerging from the homes following a three-day lockdown during which officials say more than a million households were checked for Ebola patients. Read more »
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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 ... Read more »
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