Sierra Leone president orders three-day national lockdown against Ebola
22 March 2015 2:26 AM IST
Older order from authorities for a lockdown in the capital Freetown has been extended
Heath workers collect samples from the body of a person suspected to have died from the Ebola virus, as it lies on the street covered in leaves in Freetown, Sierra Leone. In a delay that some say may have cost lives, the World Health Organization
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone's President Ernest Koromo ordered the country's entire population Saturday to keep to their homes on March 27-29 in a bid to stem the spread of the deadly Ebola epidemic.
"All Sierra Leoneans must stay at home for three days," he announced, expanding a previous order from the authorities for a lockdown in the capital Freetown and northern areas of the country.
( Source : AFP )
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