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Sierra Leone has declared lockdown of at least three days in the north of the country to try to contain the Ebola epidemic.<\/p>\n

Shops, markets and non-Ebola related travel services will be shut down, officials said.<\/p>\n

Sierra Leone has already banned many public Christmas celebrations.<\/p>\n

More than 7,500 people have died from the outbreak in West Africa so far, the Word Health Organization (WHO) says, with Sierra Leone the worst hit.<\/p>\n

Sierra Leone has the highest number of Ebola cases in West Africa, with more than 9,000 cases and more than 2,400 deaths since the start of the outbreak.<\/p>\n

The other countries at the centre of the outbreak are Liberia and Guinea.<\/p>\n

State of emergency<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Alie Kamara, resident minister for the Northern Region, told AFP news agency that most public gatherings would be cancelled.<\/p>\n

“Muslims and Christians are not allowed to hold services in mosques and churches throughout the lockdown except for Christians on Christmas Day”, he said.<\/p>\n

No unauthorised vehicles would be allowed to operate “except those officially assigned to Ebola-related assignments” he added.<\/p>\n

The lockdown would operate for at least three days but this could be extended if deemed necessary, officials said.<\/p>\n

Sierra Leone has been in a state of emergency since July.<\/p>\n

The outbreak began a year ago in the West African country of Guinea, but only gained international attention in early 2014.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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