Dozens quarantined after new Ebola death in Sierra Leone

Fifty people have been placed in quarantine in northern Sierra Leone after the death of a middle-aged woman from the Ebola virus, medical officials said, in a setback for the country’s bid to gain Ebola-free status. There had been celebratory scenes last week when the country’s last known Ebola patient was released from hospital in the central city of Makeni after being cured of the virus, raising hopes the west African nation may finally have beaten the devastating epidemic.

We should not be surprised if we see new cases coming out.

Ibrahim Sesay of the National Ebola Response Centre.

Meanwhile a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match between Sierra Leone and African champions the Ivory Coast will now be played in Port Harcourt, Nigeria after Lagos declined to stage the match because of concerns over the disease. Sierra Leone are banned from hosting international matches because of the Ebola outbreak.

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