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Sierra Leone Declares State of Emergency Due to Deadly Ebola Epidemic

by Bidita Debnath on Aug 3 2014 10:51 PM

 Sierra Leone Declares State of Emergency Due to Deadly Ebola Epidemic
Ernest Bai Koroma, Sierra Leone leader declared a state of emergency and cancelled a planned trip to the US-Africa summit as the country struggled to contain the deadly Ebola epidemic.
"Extraordinary challenges require extraordinary measures. The Ebola virus disease poses an extraordinary challenge to our nation," he said in a televised address to the nation.

"Consequently... I hereby proclaim a state of public emergency to enable us to take a more robust approach to deal with the Ebola outbreak."

Source-AFP


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