Sierra Leone’s President Declares Ebola Public Health Emergency

Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma has declared a public health emergency to curb the deadly Ebola disease.

Mr Koroma said the epicentres of the outbreak in the east would be quarantined and asked the security forces to enforce the measures.

UN figures indicate that more than 670 people in West Africa have died of Ebola since February, 224 of them in Sierra Leone, Meanwhile President Koroma has cancelled a planned visit to Washington because of the Ebola outbreak.

Source: BBC