Sierra Leone orders lockdown over Ebola – Africa – Al Jazeera English.
The Sierra Leone government has declared a five-day lockdown in the country’s north to step up efforts to contain the Ebola epidemic, while making an exception for Christmas.
The lockdown is designed to intensify the containment of the Ebola virus, the government said on Wednesday.
“Muslims and Christians are not allowed to hold services in mosques and churches throughout the lockdown except for Christians on Christmas Day [Thursday],” Alie Kamara, resident minister for the Northern Region, told the AFP news agency.
“We are working to break the chain of transmission,” he said.
