Ebola death in Sierra Leone

Health officials have confirmed a new death from Ebola - just hours after the World Health Organisation declared the outbreak in West Africa over.

Ebola death in Sierra Leone

A woman’s body in Sierra Leone has tested positive for Ebola, the day after the World Health Organisation declared the outbreak over in West Africa.

Francis Langoba Kelly, spokesman for the Office of National Security, told local radio that tests on a woman who died in the country’s north earlier this month were positive for the virus. Mr Kelly said the country’s level of preparedness is high and there is no cause for concern.

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