{"id":35384,"date":"2014-07-29T17:33:16","date_gmt":"2014-07-29T17:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=35384"},"modified":"2014-07-29T17:33:16","modified_gmt":"2014-07-29T17:33:16","slug":"ebola-outbreak-asky-bans-flights-in-west-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/07\/ebola-outbreak-asky-bans-flights-in-west-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Ebola outbreak: Asky bans flights in West Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"story_continues_1\">A major West African airline has stopped flying to Liberia and Sierra Leone amid growing concern about the spread of the deadly Ebola virus.<\/p>\n<p>Asky said it took the decision to keep &#8220;its passengers and staff safe during this unsettling time&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The number of people killed by the virus in West Africa has now reached 672, according to new UN figures.<\/p>\n<p>In Sierra Leone, the doctor who led the fight against Ebola, Sheik Umar Khan, has died of the disease.<\/p>\n<p>Government officials hailed Dr Khan as a &#8220;national hero&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The government disclosed last week that he was being treated for Ebola and had been quarantined.<\/p>\n<p>His death follows that of prominent Liberian doctor Samuel Brisbane at the weekend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Police deployed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ebola kills up to 90% of those infected, but patients have a better chance of survival if they receive early treatment.<\/p>\n<p>It spreads through contact with an infected person&#8217;s bodily fluids.<\/p>\n<p>The outbreak &#8211; the world&#8217;s deadliest to date &#8211; was first reported in Guinea in February. It then spread to Liberia and Sierra Leone.<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A banner creating awareness about Ebola in Monrovia, Liberia (28 July 2014)\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/76599000\/jpg\/_76599757_img_0189.jpg\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" \/>Liberia tied Independence Day celebrations on 26 July to efforts to create more awareness around Ebola<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A Liberian man washes his hands as an extra precaution for the prevention of the spread of the Ebola virus before entering a church service in Monrovia, Liberia -27 July 2014\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/76567000\/jpg\/_76567720_023311965-1.jpg\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" \/><\/div>\n<div>Greater emphasis is being placed on hygiene in an effort to contain the virus<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\" Liberian money exchanger wears protective gloves as a precaution to prevent infection with the deadly Ebola virus while transacting business with customers in downtown Monrovia, Liberia, 28 July 2014\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/76599000\/jpg\/_76599916_76599915.jpg\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" \/><\/div>\n<div>People have also been urged to wear protective gloves<\/div>\n<p>Asky is the second airline, after Nigeria&#8217;s largest airline, Arik Air, to ban flights to Liberia and Sierra Leone.<\/p>\n<p>It had not halted flights to Guinea, but passengers departing from there would be &#8220;screened for signs of the virus&#8221;, Asky said.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Nigeria, Africa&#8217;s most populous country, reported its first case &#8211; that of Liberian finance ministry official Patrick Sawyer who flew to the main city, Lagos, in an Asky flight.<\/p>\n<p>Liberia has deployed police officers at the international airport in the capital, Monrovia, to ensure passengers are screened for symptoms of Ebola.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Football ban<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have a presence of the police at the airport to enforce what we&#8217;re doing,&#8221; said Binyah Kesselly, chairman of the Liberia Airport Authority.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So if you have a flight and you are not complying with the rules, we will not allow you to board.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Most border crossings in Liberia have been closed to contain the outbreak and affected communities are being quarantined.<\/p>\n<p>Liberia has also suspended all football activities in an effort to control the spread of Ebola.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Football being a contact sport &#8211; people are sweating &#8211; they do contact each other, and that could result in contracting the disease,&#8221; the president of its football association, Musa Hassan Bility, told the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It also has to do with the fans because whenever there is a game, a lot of people come together and we want to discourage gathering at this point,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"WHO statement\" href=\"http:\/\/www.who.int\/csr\/don\/2014_07_27_ebola\/en\/\">In a statement<\/a>, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said that 1,201 Ebola cases had been reported in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.<\/p>\n<p>Of the 672 deaths, the highest number was in Guinea with 319, followed by Liberia with 249 and Sierra Leone with 224, it said.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC&#8217;s Jonathan Paye Layleh in Monrovia says that public awareness campaigns around Ebola have been stepped up in the city.<\/p>\n<p>Many people are worried about the outbreak, and fewer people are going to restaurants and entertainment centres, he says.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A major West African airline has stopped flying to Liberia and Sierra Leone amid growing concern about the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. 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