Liberians Celebrate End of Ebola Quarantine in West Point Slum

Author(s)
Paye-Layleh, J.
Publication language
English
Date published
30 Aug 2014
Publisher
CTV News
Type
Articles
Keywords
Disasters, Epidemics & pandemics, Health, Urban
Countries
Liberia
Link
http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/liberians-celebrate-end-of-ebola-quarantine-in-west…

A Liberian health worker who recovered from Ebola after receiving an experimental drug urged the manufacturer to speed up its production and send it to Africa, while crowds celebrated in the streets Saturday after authorities reopened a slum that had been barricaded for more than a week to try to contain the disease.