Lupa Kata Sandi? Klik di Sini

atau Masuk melalui

Belum Memiliki Akun Daftar di Sini


atau Daftar melalui

Sudah Memiliki Akun Masuk di Sini

Konfirmasi Email

Kami telah mengirimkan link aktivasi melalui email ke rudihamdani@gmail.com.

Klik link aktivasi dan dapatkan akses membaca 2 artikel gratis non Laput di koran dan Majalah Tempo

Jika Anda tidak menerima email,
Kirimkan Lagi Sekarang

Tempo English
Support Tempo
LOGIN REGISTER
image-bahasa
image-language

More than 1 Million in Sierra Leone Quarantined

Translator

Editor

19 October 2018 19:09 WIB

Health workers working at Elwa Hospital, Monrovia, Liberia, September 7, 2014. WHO says half of the 300 health workers exposed to Ebola died. Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images

TEMPO.CO, Freetown - Sierra Leonean authorities have ordered the quarantine at three districts to contain Ebola virus spread. About 1.2 million people in Sierra Leone will be isolated temporarily.

President Enerst Bai Koroma announced Wednesday night, that northern districts of Port Loko and Bombali would be closed off, along with the southern district of Moyamba.

"The isolation of districts and chiefdoms will definitely pose great difficulty but the lives of everyone and the survival of our country takes precedence over these difficulties," Koroma said as reported by Channel News Asia yesterday.

A data from the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed that the deadly virus has infected almost 6,000 people in West Africa and killed almost half of them. In Sierra Leone alone, a total of 1,813 people have been infected by the virus and 593 of them died.

Early this week, the WHO reported that Ebola had infected 5,864 people, killing 2,811 of them. In Liberia, Ebola has killed 1,578 people. In Guinea, 632 out of 1,008 people died because of the infection.

CHANNEL NEWS ASIA | ROSALINA

Ebola


Recommended

Uganda Introduces Lockdown Measures to Halt Spread of Ebola

16 Oktober 2022

Uganda Introduces Lockdown Measures to Halt Spread of Ebola

Uganda President Yoweri Museveni said that the government was restricting movement into and out of two districts affected by Ebola for 21 days.


Ebola Vaccine to be Stockpiled for Emergency Use

5 Desember 2019

Ebola Vaccine to be Stockpiled for Emergency Use

Merck's Ervebo is the first Ebola vaccine to successfully complete clinical trials and win a marketing license.


Congo Police Detain Former Health Minister in Ebola Probe

17 September 2019

Congo Police Detain Former Health Minister in Ebola Probe

Former Congolese health minister was taken into custody over alleged mismanagement of funds for the country's response to Ebola epidemic.


Second Ebola Case in Congo Dies

31 Juli 2019

Second Ebola Case in Congo Dies

The second patient to be diagnosed with Ebola in Goma, Congo has died after he sought treatment too late and was already bleeding.


WHO Decides Not to Declare International Ebola Emergency

15 Juni 2019

WHO Decides Not to Declare International Ebola Emergency

A World Health Organization panel decided on Friday, June 14, not to declare an international emergency over Congo's Ebola outbreak.


Fruit Bats Infected with Ebola-like Virus in Sierra Leone, Africa

21 Desember 2018

Fruit Bats Infected with Ebola-like Virus in Sierra Leone, Africa

Scientists in Sierra Leone, Africa, have found live bats infected with Marburg virus, a deadly hemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola.


WHO Instructs Countries to Screen for Ebola-Infected Passengers

19 Oktober 2018

WHO Instructs Countries to Screen for Ebola-Infected Passengers

WHO also reminded travelers to maintain personal hygiene by
washing hands and avoiding contact with bodily fluids of
infected individuals.


ZMapp Vaccine Shows Positive Results in Combating Ebola

19 Oktober 2018

ZMapp Vaccine Shows Positive Results in Combating Ebola

Even if the vaccine works, the vaccine supplier doubted that
there will be enough supplies for the coming months.


MSF: World Leaders Fail to Response to Ebola Outbreak

19 Oktober 2018

MSF: World Leaders Fail to Response to Ebola Outbreak

MSF official claimed that most world leaders are more concerned
about protecting their own country than trying to provide help
in curing the virus.


Liberians Attack Ebola Quarantine Center

19 Oktober 2018

Liberians Attack Ebola Quarantine Center

Liberian security force use excessive measures to disperse
protesters attempting to breach Ebola quarantine center.