Sierra Leone, Capital City, Western Area, Freetown !!! WARNING !!! Sierra Leone hunts Ebola patient kidnapped in Freetown. Sidi Yahya Tunis, a spokesperson for Sierra Leones ministry of health, said the King Harman Road Hospital was stormed by the Ebola patients family on Thursday. The BBCs Umaru Fofona in Freetown said the woman, who is an apprentice hairdresser, is a resident of the densely populated area of Wellington in the east of the city. The Ebola cases in Sierra Leone are centred in the countrys eastern districts of Kenema and Kailahun, just over the border from the Guekedou region of Guinea where the outbreak started. Our reporter says there is increasing anger and confusion over the handling of the outbreak. Police say thousands of people have taken to the streets of Kenema to protest - thronging to the towns hospital, which treats all Ebola cases in the district. The father of a nine-year-old boy has told the BBC that his son was shot and injured by police as they tried to put down the angry demonstration, in which he says his son was not involved. Our reporter says the police have not been able to confirm this as they say they are still busy with operational matters. Nurses at Kenema hospital went on strike for a day on Monday after three of their colleagues died of suspected Ebola. Earlier this week, it was announced that the doctor leading Sierra Leones fight against Ebola was being treated for the virus.
Posted on: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 05:27:15 +0000
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