Every region of Liberia has now been hit by Ebola, officials said Friday, as other affected west African nations scrambled
to contain the spread of the killer virus.
After seeing people fall to the deadly disease in area after area, Liberia said two people had succumbed to the virus in Sinoe province, the last Ebola-free bastion in a country that has seen the biggest toll with 576 deaths.
The virus has spread relentlessly through Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone over the past months, killing 1,350 people since
March, and Nigeria has also been affected despite showing some progress in fighting the epidemic.
"(Sinoe) was the last area untouched by Ebola," George Williams, head of the Health Workers Association of Liberia confirmed.
to contain the spread of the killer virus.
After seeing people fall to the deadly disease in area after area, Liberia said two people had succumbed to the virus in Sinoe province, the last Ebola-free bastion in a country that has seen the biggest toll with 576 deaths.
The virus has spread relentlessly through Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone over the past months, killing 1,350 people since
March, and Nigeria has also been affected despite showing some progress in fighting the epidemic.
"(Sinoe) was the last area untouched by Ebola," George Williams, head of the Health Workers Association of Liberia confirmed.
