Liberia to Prosecute 'Holding' Ebola Victims

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has called on all Liberians to now see the Ebola epidemic as a national public health emergency, saying anyone found or reported to be holding suspected Ebola cases in homes or prayer houses will be prosecuted.

Redemption Hospital signboard in New Kru Town where a nurse reportedly died from the deadly Ebola virus.

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