The prime minister said Saturday that the Ivory Coast has closed its borders with Ebola-hit Guinea and Liberia in a bid to protect citizens against an epidemic that has killed 1,427 people across West Africa. Prime Minister Daniel Kaban Duncan said in a statement that the closure was implemented on Friday "to protect all people, including foreigners, living on Ivorian territory." The move comes in the wake of the first reported Ebola deaths in the southeast of Liberia, which borders the Ivory Coast. According to the latest figures from the World Health Organization, Liberia has been the hardest hit by the worst-ever Ebola outbreak, with 624 deaths since March. Guinea has seen 406 people die while in Sierra Leone, 392 have succumbed to the haemorrhagic fever. Nigeria, meanwhile, has seen five people pass away. http://yhoo.it/1BPnR8w http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ
Ivory Coast Closes Borders With Ebola-hit Neighbours
The prime minister said Saturday that the Ivory Coast has closed its borders with Ebola-hit Guinea and Liberia in a bid to protect citizens against an epidemic that has killed 1,427 people across West Africa. Prime Minister Daniel Kaban Duncan said in a statement that the closure was implemented on Friday "to protect all people, including foreigners, living on Ivorian territory." The move comes in the wake of the first reported Ebola deaths in the southeast of Liberia, which borders the Ivory Coast. According to the latest figures from the World Health Organization, Liberia has been the hardest hit by the worst-ever Ebola outbreak, with 624 deaths since March. Guinea has seen 406 people die while in Sierra Leone, 392 have succumbed to the haemorrhagic fever. Nigeria, meanwhile, has seen five people pass away. http://yhoo.it/1BPnR8w http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ
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