After the Ebola infections decreased significantly, the last Cuban medics sent to Sierra Leone to help in the fight against the disease left the country.
World Support for Ebola: US$35 Million Funding from King Abdallah of Saudi Arabia
Zaire ebolavirus is commonly known as Ebola. It was previously known as ebola haemorrhagic fever and is a deadly human illness.
Zaire ebolavirus is commonly known as Ebola. It was previously known as ebola haemorrhagic fever and is a deadly human illness.
The new measures "include a ban on meeting and on commercial activities from 6.00 pm on Saturday, April 4 and all day on Sunday, April 5," the president said.
The 66 remaining Cuban medics who answered a call from the World Health Organization to come to Sierra Leone as Ebola raged six months ago left on Wednesday, saying they believed the country was well on the way to defeating the virus.
Health Condition of American Personnel Infected by Ebola at Sierra Leone has Improved
The American healthcare worker, who was evacuated in mid-March, was treated at the NIH's Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, just outside Washington.
The American healthcare worker, who was evacuated in mid-March, was treated at the NIH's Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, just outside Washington.
"We are delighted that Sierra Leone is showing signs of victory," he said.
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Sierra Leone Ends Its Three-Day Anti-Ebola Lockdown
During the lock-down period, almost 26,000 volunteers went door-to-door to check for sick people and raise awareness about the disease.
During the lock-down period, almost 26,000 volunteers went door-to-door to check for sick people and raise awareness about the disease.
Sierra Leone's National Ebola Response Centre (NERC) said during the three-day nationwide clampdown, 263 sick people were evacuated from their homes of which 10 were confirmed to have tested positive for the virus.
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Sierra Leone to Lock Down 2.5 Million People to Stem Ebola Epidemic
The outbreak has claimed more than 3,500 lives in the poverty-stricken west African nation, one of three countries that have been the worst hit by this crisis.
The outbreak has claimed more than 3,500 lives in the poverty-stricken west African nation, one of three countries that have been the worst hit by this crisis.
The 25 new cases of infections in the week of March 23-29 was the lowest since May 2014.
However, Guinea saw a rise in cases of infection from 45 in the preceding week to 57 in the week of March 23-29.
Source-Medindia
