By: Chernoh Alpha M. Bah Dec. 22, 2014 I am currently in Guinea, where the first case of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa was reportedly recorded. I arrived here on Friday night traveling by road from Freetown to Conakry. It is my first trip into the provinces of Sierra Leone since the end of […]
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Ebola crisis is likely to last until the end of 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. A scientist who is credited to have discovered the virus in the 1970s is quoted to have said that preparations must be made for a long fight against the epidemic. Peter Piot told the BBC today that
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A newspaper in Freetown has reported that the National Administrative Council (NAC) of the ruling party in Sierra Leone is planning to expel the country’s vice president from its ranks ahead of the next leadership conference. Global Times says there is strong indication that the ruling All People Congress leadership council is contemplating action to
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58 new infections reported today by health official in Sierra Leone; 26 of these are from Portloko and 18 from Freetown and its environs. Portloko and Freetown are leading Ebola hot spots in Sierra Leone at present. There are 8 news infections in Makeni today and 3 infections in Kono. The infections and death numbers
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Journalist Theophilus Gbenda who was arrested by police yesterday for a social media report via whattsapp regarding a story about a heart surgeon, Dr. Russel has been released on bail. Gbenda is the presenter of the “burning issues show” on Culture Radio FM 104.5 in Freetown. He said he was released without charge after spending
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The resident minister North has just announced a five (5) days lockdown of the entire northern region of Sierra Leone, which will start on December 24 to 28. The minister said, on these days there will be a restriction of movement between districts. The order also restricts movement of commercial motorbikes and vechiles across the
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Highlights of the latest figures from the World Health Organization (WHO) on the Ebola epidemic released today. WHO says the number of deaths for Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea has now passed 7,000 persons. The organization records 19,031 infection cases and 7,373 deaths so far. By country, WHO reports show that Sierra Leone has 8,759
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Good news continue to come from Kailahun district where the first case of Ebola in Sierra Leone was recorded. Reports say the Kailahun district Case Management Center is now reportedly empty and most of the health workers in the district have been transferred today to a treatment facility at Magburaka in the Tonkolili district. The
A radio journalist, Theophilus Sahr Gbenda of Culture Radio FM 104.5 has reportedly been detained at the Criminal Investigations Department headquarters in Freetown today. There is no official reason for his arrest but reports indicate that it is in connection with a report he posted on social media via whattsapp regarding an Ebola story involving
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42 new Ebola infections including 22 in Freetown and its environs reported on Monday December 22, 2014. Official reports indicate that no Ebola deaths were recorded on Monday. There are now 7,017 infected persons nationwide in Sierra Leone as of Monday. Freetown and its environs alone accounts for 2,646 infections. Health Ministry sources say the
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