Sierra Leone’s Ebola lockdown likely to be extended
FREETOWN, Sept 21 (Reuters) - A three-day lockdown in Sierra Leone
aimed at stemming the worst Ebola epidemic on record has identified
dozens of new infections, but has not reached everyone in the country
and is likely to be extended, a senior official said on Sunday.
In one of the most extreme strategies employed since the epidemic
began, Sierra Leone ordered its 6 million residents to stay indoors as
volunteers circulated to educate households as well as isolate the sick
and remove the dead.
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