Sierra Leone In Ebola Outbreak Lockdown

The authorities in Sierra Leone are enforcing a three-day lockdown to curb the spread of Ebola, with the entire population ordered to stay at home, BBC reports.

There is a two-hour exemption on Friday to allow Muslim prayers and a five-hour window for Christians on Sunday.

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Volunteers are going door-to-door, looking for people with signs of the disease and reminding others how to stay safe.

Dozens of new cases are still being reported in Sierra Leone every week.

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The three West African countries worst affected by Ebola – Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea – have set a target of having no new cases by the middle of next month.

The outbreak has killed more than 10,000 people in the three countries over the past year.