CONAKRY - Guinea President Alpha Conde, Saturday (03/28/2015), announced a new emergency measures that allow the government banned the movement in the western region of the country where the Ebola virus transmission still occurs one year after the outbreak of the disease was announced.
More than 10,300 people have died of Ebola in West Africa and in the current outbreak of the disease is believed to have peaked, Guinea is still struggling to eradicate this plague.
Following the emergence of new cases in January, the disease re-emerged since the beginning of March in and around the capital Conakry, which makes the government should announce the new epidemic phase.
"I announced in Forecariah district, Coyah, Dubreka, Boffa and Kindia imposed emergency situation for 45 days," said President Conde in a televised speech.
Food aid and medicines, further Conde, will be sent to communities exposed to Ebola, but he did not confirm when and where the movement restrictions imposed citizens.
While the neighboring country, Sierra Leone, enforce border closure for 45 days in an effort to accelerate an end to this epidemic.
Week behavior, three doctors in Conakry contracted Ebola. Since then, six medical staff at the three clinics in western Guinea were also infected, including two doctors.
President Conde, who will forward the presidential election last October has set the country should be free of ebola in mid-April.
More than 10,300 people have died of Ebola in West Africa and in the current outbreak of the disease is believed to have peaked, Guinea is still struggling to eradicate this plague.
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| Since the beginning of March 2015, no new cases of Ebola in Liberia. |
Following the emergence of new cases in January, the disease re-emerged since the beginning of March in and around the capital Conakry, which makes the government should announce the new epidemic phase.
"I announced in Forecariah district, Coyah, Dubreka, Boffa and Kindia imposed emergency situation for 45 days," said President Conde in a televised speech.
Food aid and medicines, further Conde, will be sent to communities exposed to Ebola, but he did not confirm when and where the movement restrictions imposed citizens.
While the neighboring country, Sierra Leone, enforce border closure for 45 days in an effort to accelerate an end to this epidemic.
Week behavior, three doctors in Conakry contracted Ebola. Since then, six medical staff at the three clinics in western Guinea were also infected, including two doctors.
President Conde, who will forward the presidential election last October has set the country should be free of ebola in mid-April.
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