Armed Men Raid Liberia Ebola Quarantine Center

Monday, August 18, 2014

A group of young men armed with clubs, claiming that “there’s no Ebola” in Liberia, raided a quarantine center for the deadly disease in Monrovia overnight, prompting about 20 patients infected with the deadly virus to flee, a witness said Sunday.

Liberian officials fear Ebola could soon spread through the capital’s largest slum after the looters chased off Ebola patients and took items including blood-stained sheets and mattresses.

“They broke down the door and looted the place. The patients have all gone,” said Rebecca Wesseh, who witnessed the attack and whose report was confirmed by residents and the head of Health Workers Association of Liberia, George Williams.

Source: Voices of America (link opens in a new window)

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