Sierra Leone Restricts Cross-Border Movement, Intensifies Army Patrols

Sierra Leone has intensified army patrols and restricted cross-border movements along the borders with Guinea and Liberia as part of the government’s efforts to contain the Ebola disease, according to Col. Michael Samura, spokesperson for Sierra Leone’s army. Some health experts are concerned that Sierra Leoneans residing in neighboring Liberia and Guinea who may have been exposed to the disease could return home and unwittingly infecting other citizens – thereby worsening the country’s...

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