Liberia Will Be Ebola-free by Christmas, Says President Liberias president on Monday urged her countrymen to double their efforts to reach the governments goal of having zero new Ebola cases by Dec. 25, a target some experts have described as highly ambitious. Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said during a ceremony marking the docking of a Dutch aid ship in the capital, Monrovia,Weve set a pretty tough target. But when you set a target it means that you stay focused on that target and on that goal and then you double your efforts. According to the latest World Health Organization figures, Liberia has recorded nearly 3,000 confirmed, probable and suspected Ebola deaths since the outbreak began — far more than any other country. The number of new cases in Liberia has declined recently, however, prompting the U.S. to scale back the size and number of treatment facilities it is building.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 01:32:10 +0000
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