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Sierra Leone's Ebola Lockdown Continues

The streets of Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital, resembled a ghost town Saturday as the nation entered the second day of a three-day lockdown to combat the deadly Ebola. The virus has killed more than 2,600 across West Africa and affected more than 5,000 people. In Sierra Leone, more than 560 people have died of Ebola and there are more than 1,000 confirmed cases. Tens of thousands of health workers are going door to door in the West African country of 6 million, informing...

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