Sierra Leone VP in quarantine as bodyguard dies of Ebola
Sierra Leonean Vice-president has placed himself in quarantine after one of his
bodyguards died of Ebola, the national Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation and
other broadcasters reported Sunday.
Samuel Sam-Sumana said he would avoid contact with other people for 21 days
as a precaution, reports dpa.
The home of bodyguard John Koroma has been disinfected and put under
quarantine since he died last week.
According to the World Health Organization, 23,253 people have contracted the
Ebola virus, which has ravaged Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia since March
2014, resulting in 9,380 deaths.
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