Ebola Virus; Sierra Leone Takes Stricter Measures, Extends Curfew Indefinitely For Affected Region

Sierra Leone has announced that it will extend curfews, placed last month on its worst-affected communities, until the virus is completely wiped out. The curfew which was announced last month was supposed to end on Tuesday but with new cases of the disease reported -the curfew has been extended indefinitely.


 The decision follows the recording of two new cases in the last week of June in the capital city, contradicting the assumption that the city was free of the virus.

 The AFP report said, citing health officials, that 1,551 people in the northwestern regions of the country and the capital Freetown are confined to their homes under quarantine conditions.

There is no vaccine or medicine for the virus that has already claimed the lives of over 11,000 people, mostly in West Africa.