Sierra Leone has warned it is a serious crime to shelter patients infected with the Ebola virus who are in hiding. The Health Ministry said several patients had discharged themselves from hospital in Kenema district, the heart of the country’s outbreak.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for “drastic action” to contain the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, which has killed almost 400 people.
It is the largest outbreak in terms of cases, deaths and geographical spread.
There have been more than 600 cases in Guinea – where the outbreak started four months ago – and neighbouring Sierra Leone and Liberia. Around 60% of those infected with the virus have died.
The WHO says that in Sierra Leone alone, there have been at least 46 fatalities out of a total 176 people infected with the Ebola virus…
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