Sierra Leone army blockades Ebola areas, Liberia declares emergency

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A UNICEF worker speaks with drivers of motorcycle taxis about the symptoms of Ebola virus disease (EVD) and best practices to help prevent its spread, in the city of Voinjama, in Lofa County in this handout photoBy Umaru Fofana and Clair MacDougall FREETOWN/MONROVIA (Reuters) – The army blockaded rural areas hit by the deadly Ebola virus in Sierra Leone on Thursday, a senior officer said, after neighbouring Liberia declared a state of emergency to tackle the worst-ever outbreak of the disease, which has killed 932 people. Worried Liberians queued at banks and stocked up on food in markets in the ramshackle capital Monrovia while others took buses to unaffected parts of the West African country after President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf announced the powers lasting for 90 days late on Wednesday. …

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