Sierra Leone to ban Christmas parties, plans "surge" to curb Ebola spread
By Bate Felix and Umaru Fofana DAKAR/FREETOWN (Reuters) – Sierra Leone plans to ban parties and other festivities over the Christmas and New Year's holidays and to launch a "surge" to cut the risk of Ebola spreading further in the West African country now with the most infections, officials said on Friday. Sierra Leone is struggling to reduce the spread of the viral hemorrhagic fever as the death toll in West Africa continues to rise, fueled in part by increasing infections in the country. …
