NEW EBOLA CASE IN LIBERIA: Woman dies After 20 days Of National WHO Quarantine

Liberia had hoped to be declared Ebola-free in April, but not with this relapsed case of the deadly desease again.

Liberia has just confirmed a new case of Ebola, undermining growing hopes in the country that it might soon be declared free of the disease. The World Heath Organization requires 42 days to elapse from the last known case before a country can be declared free of the virus.

There had not been a new case for 20 days now not until a woman tested positive on thursday in the capital, Monrovia. She passed away on friday weakening Liberia disease-free hopes.  

Record has it that over 4,000 people have died in Liberia from the disease.

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Ebola Outbreak: Sierra Leone Vice President Quarantined

Mr Sam-Sumana; The vice-president of Sierra Leone

The vice-president of Sierra Leone has put himself into quarantine after one of his bodyguards died from Ebola. 

Samuel Sam-Sumana said he would stay out of contact with others for 21 days as a precaution. There was this optimistic feeling after some visible evidence that the virus was on the decline in Sierra Leone at the end of last year but there has been a recent increase in confirmed cases.