Articles filed under Ebola
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Liberia: 8 hospital staff under observation in Ebola scareFeb 20, 2015 10:00 pm - MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - Eight health workers at a hospital in Liberia's capital have been sent home for observation after coming into contact with a patient who later t...
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World Health Organization approves 1st quick test for EbolaFeb 19, 2015 10:00 pm - BERLIN (AP) - The World Health Organization said Friday it has approved a quick test for Ebola that will dramatically cut the time it takes to determine - with reasonabl...
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Liberia to end Ebola curfew, open land border crossingsFeb 19, 2015 10:00 pm - MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - Liberia's president on Friday ordered officials to lift an overnight curfew put in place six months ago to fight the Ebola epidemic and to reope...
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UN Ebola chief hails successes, warns of fatigueFeb 18, 2015 10:00 pm - MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - The head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response on Thursday hailed Liberia's success in the fight against the deadly Ebola v...
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Liberia leader to visit US, 1st visit since Ebola outbreakFeb 17, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The president of Liberia will visit the United States later this month, her first trip to the country since the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Presiden...
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Morocco appeals sanctions for refusing to host African CupFeb 16, 2015 10:00 pm - LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Morocco has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against the heavy sanctions it faces for withdrawing as host of the African Cup o...
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Sierra Leone promises probe into Ebola spendingFeb 15, 2015 10:00 pm - FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) - Sierra Leone's government promised a full investigation Monday after an internal audit found that nearly one-third of the money received to...
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Liberia schools reopen after 6-month Ebola closureFeb 15, 2015 10:00 pm - MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - Students in Liberia began returning to the classroom Monday after a six-month closure during the Ebola epidemic that left thousands dead, lining...
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Ebola cases prompt mini-quarantine in Sierra Leone capitalFeb 13, 2015 10:00 pm - FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) - Sierra Leone imposed a quarantine in a fishing district of the capital city, Freetown, after at least five new Ebola cases were confirmed t...
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Liberia president calls for zero Ebola cases, vigilanceFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - Liberia's president vowed Wednesday that the country would get to zero Ebola cases soon as the U.S. military announced it will be withdrawing mo...