Sierra Leone’s 3-Day Ebola Lockdown is Over

Sierra Leone’s three-day lock down has come to a close. People were told to stay at home across the country while volunteers went door to door educating people on Ebola prevention and encouraging sick people to seek treatment. Many officials are referring to this massive shutdown as the “Zero Ebola Campaign.” The goal is to stop the spread of the disease, explained Roeland Monasch, from UNICEF, one of the partners in the campaign. It was also involved in a previous shutdown last...

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