Sierra Leone's president called yesterday to observe a week of prayer and fasting to fight against the Ebola epidemic. A request during his New Year's speech while a record number of cases was registered in Sierra Leone.
The World Health Organization said Wednesday that 337 new cases had been reported in this country during the past week, including 149 in Freetown, the capital. Sierra Leone is the country with the largest number of cases: more than 9,400 of which just over 2,700 fatal.
"The effects of Ebola crisis will be felt throughout the coming years, emphasized Daniel Richards, the company's analyst Business Monitor. During the next few years, a lack of investment in infrastructure will be recognized. A generation will not go to school for a year. And there are risks that some do not return at all. "
Other most affected by the epidemic: Liberia and Guinea where a Dutch ship delivered on Saturday a part of the assistance of the European Union against Ebola: enriched flour, and ambulances, among others, medical protective equipment.
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