1,000 People in a Sierra Leone Village Quarantined After Ebola Death

Nearly 1,000 people in a Sierra Leone village have been put under quarantine following the death of a 67-year-old woman who tested positive for Ebola, the media reported on Friday.

It comes five days into a six-week countdown for the country to be officially declared Ebola-free, BBC reported.

WHO To Vaccinate 200 People In Sierra Leone After Ebola Death
The head of the National Ebola Response Center in Sierra Leone, Pallo Conteh, said more Ebola cases in the country are likely to be reported.

According to reports, the quarantine will last for three weeks in the village in Kambia on the northern border with Guinea, provided no new cases are recorded.

The quarantine is stricter than previous ones. It includes a curfew in which people will not be allowed to move from one house to another.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and Sierra Leone's health ministry are planning a vaccination programme for those who could have come into contact with the woman.

Release of Final Patient Initiates the Countdown for Declaring Sierra Leone Ebola-Free
President Ernest Bai Koroma presented a certificate of discharge to Adama Sankoh, who was vowed to be the last person affected with Ebola in Sierra Leone.

Over 11,000 people have died since the start of the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia.

Source-IANS

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Gold exports went from 11,751 grams in January to 3,900 grams in June and July with revenues plummeting from $433,000 to $132,000, said authorities in a statement.