Peace Corps evacuates over Ebola outbreak
Liberia schools shut down; 340 Peace Corps volunteers evacuated from Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone... Published By: The Hindu - News - 3 days ago
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US Ebola patient under care as African situation is at risk Red Cross says the viral outbreak needs a serious step-up in effort to be contained after already infecting at least 1,323 and killing 729 since March... livemint.com economy, politics | Today
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'Seal off Ebola-hit regions' Guinea: West Africa’s Ebola-hit nations — Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea — have agreed to impose a cross-border isolation zone at the epicentre of the world’s worst-ever outbreak, amid warnings... mid-day-news | Today
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American doctor with Ebola returns to US American doctor with Ebola returns to USAPDr. Kent Brantly, who was infected with Ebola while in Africa, has been transported to a facility in Atlanta where he will be treated.How... wroldaol news | Yesterday
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- African leaders agree steps to fight runaway Ebola outbreak CONAKRY (Reuters) - West African leaders agreed on Friday to take stronger measures to try to bring the worst outbreak of Ebola under control and prevent it spreading outside the... Firstpost » World | Yesterday
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Dark reality of the Ebola control efforts revealed Dark reality of the Ebola control efforts revealedAPHealth officials met with African leaders on Friday to discuss why stopping the outbreak has been futile.How the epidemic has become the worst... wroldaol news | 2 days ago
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Ebola virus 'moving faster than efforts to control it': World Health Organisation The World Health Organisation warned west Africa's Ebola-hit nations today that the epidemic was spiralling out of control and could spread to other countries, causing "catastrophic" loss of life and... Daily News & Analysis dnaindia.com | 2 days ago
- Liberia, Sierra Leone anti-Ebola efforts may worsen disease outbreak: Guinea expert The leader of Guinea's Ebola task force said on Friday that moves by neighboring Liberia and Sierra Leone to contain Ebola might worsen the outbreak.The post Liberia, Sierra Leone anti-Ebola... Firstpost » World | 2 days ago
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- Sierra Leone cyclist cleared of Ebola at Glasgow Reacting to sensationalistic headlines such as “Ebola Terror at Commonwealth Games” in a British newspaper, officials said on Friday that a Sierra Leone cyclist passed tests for the Ebola virus... thehindu-sport | 2 days ago
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- Sierra Leone officials go on house to house search as Ebola toll tops 700 Almost half of the 57 new Ebola deaths reported by the World Health Organization occurred in LiberiaThe post Sierra Leone officials go on house to house search as Ebola toll... Firstpost » World | 2 days ago
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Ebola-hit Sierra Leone declares state of emergency Sierra Leone leader Ernest Bai Koroma declared a state of emergency on Thursday and as the country struggled to contain the deadly Ebola epidemic.The impoverished country, along with neighbouring Guinea... Daily News & Analysis dnaindia.com | 3 days ago
- Ebola outbreak: Sierra Leone declares health emergency The President of Sierra Leone has declared a public health emergency as the Ebola crisis deepens across West Africa. The announcement from President Ernest Bai Koroma late on Wednesday c...... The Hindu - News | 3 days ago
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Drastic measures to curb the quick spread of Ebola Drastic measures to curb the quick spread of EbolaGettyLiberia announced the toughest measures yet imposed by a West African nation on Wednesday to halt the worst Ebola outbreak on record.... wroldaol news | 3 days ago
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Drastic measures to curb Liberian spread of Ebola Drastic measures to curb Liberian spread of EbolaGettyLiberia announced the toughest measures yet imposed by a West African nation on Wednesday to halt the worst Ebola outbreak on record. Rules... wroldaol news | 3 days ago
- Sierra Leone declares public health emergency amid fear of global Ebola outbreak The nation's schools to shut down and most civil servants to stay home as fears deepened over the virus that already has killed more than 670 people in West AfricaThe... Firstpost » World | 3 days ago
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Fears of world's worst Ebola outbreak spreading put Europe, Asia on alert Fears that the west African Ebola outbreak could spread to other continents grew on Wednesday with European and Asian countries on alert and a leading medical charity warning the epidemic... Daily News & Analysis dnaindia.com | 3 days ago
- Asia, Europe on Ebola alert Thailand and Australia have joined Hong Kong and Europe in taking precautions as fears that the west African Ebola outbreak could spread to other continents grow and a leading medical... hoteldealsphuket | 3 days ago
- Sierra Leone President Declares Public Health Emergency Over Ebola Sierra Leone has declared a public health emergency to tackle the worst ever outbreak of Ebola and will call in security forces to quarantine epicentres of the deadly virus, President... NDTV News - World | 3 days ago
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