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Guinea declares Ebola epidemic

Guinea declares Ebola epidemic — A health worker is sprayed as he leaves the contaminated zone at the Ebola treatment centre in Gueckedou, Guinea (Jerome Dela/AP)

Mon, 15 Feb, 2021 - 17:15

Carley Petesch, Associated Press

Guinea has officially declared it has an Ebola epidemic after at least three people died and four others were infected in the West African nation.

Neighbouring Sierra Leone and Liberia have put their citizens on high alert.

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