Ebola: Thousands in Sierra Leone Break Quarantine to Look for Food

International relief agencies have revealed that thousands of people in Sierra Leone are breaking Ebola quarantine to search for food, as aid deliveries have not been able to reach them.

To contain the spread of Ebola in the country, public health authorities have imposed restrictions on movement. However, this measure is affecting the transportation of food. As a result, food is becoming scarce, leading prices to increase exponentially to the extent that ordinary people are unable to afford it, Al Jazeera reports.

An aid worker stated that “…because services are not reaching quarantined neighborhoods, people who are being monitored for signs of Ebola — and should be staying at home — are venturing out to markets to look for food, potentially contaminating many others.”

Bill & Melinda Gates to Donate $50 Million to West Africa To Battle EBOLA

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is donating $50 million (about N8 billion) to West Africa to assist in the fight against Ebola.

The foundation will be making the donation via the United Nations and other international organizations working to stop the outbreak, International Business Times reports. A part of the funds will also go towards funding medical firms that are researching treatments, technologies, and vaccines for the disease.

Ebola Guidance For Airlines

Interim Guidance about Ebola Virus Infection for Airline Flight Crews, Cleaning Personnel, and Cargo Personnel

Overview of Ebola Virus Disease

Ebola virus disease (also known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever) is a severe, often-fatal disease caused by infection with a species of Ebola virus. Although the disease is rare, it can spread from person to person, especially among health care staff and other people who have close contact*with an infected person. Ebola is spread through direct contact with blood or body fluids (such as saliva or urine) of an infected person or animal or through contact with objects that have been contaminated with the blood or other body fluids of an infected person.

EBOLA Hit Sierra Leone’s Very Essence In DANGER — President

Sierra Leone’s leader Monday appealed to the people of the Ebola-hit west African country to fight together against the deadly epidemic, warning that “the very essence” of the nation was at stake.

President Ernest Bai Koroma urged families to ensure that victims were reported to health authorities and asked every Sierra Leonean to take responsibility for raising awareness about the killer tropical virus.

This is a collective fight. The very essence of our nation is at stake,” he said in a televised address marking a “stay at home day” aimed at recalibrating the state’s response to the outbreak.Sierra Leone has seen 574 cases — the most of any nation — and 252 deaths since the virus spread from neighbouring Guinea in May.

Biggest Night Club In West Africa To Open In Lagos 20th December

Victoria Island will play home to what has been tipped the biggest nightclub in West Africa.

Opening on December 20, 2013, Quilox, a luxury club situated on Ozumba Mbadiwe, in VI, Lagos, is a premium, international club on multiple floors, with dozens of customized VIP lounges that can be found nowhere else on the sub continent.