
The government of Sierra Leone has instituted a three-day lockdown in an effort to battle the deadly Ebola virus, UPI reported.
A senior government official said Sierra Leoneans are not allowed to leave their homes from Sept. 19 to Sept. 21 in order to halt the spread of the disease.
As of the end of August a confirmed 430 people have died in Sierra Leone of Ebola since the beginning of the outbreak in March. About 1,840 people have died in the three West African countries of Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia, where the outbreak is centered, the World Health Organization said.
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