NewsBeat SocialTag: sierra leone
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Lawmakers Approve $700M to Fight Ebola in West Africa
10/10/14 9:03 AM PST
GOP leaders approve an additional $700 million to fund the U.S. troop deployment to West Africa, as part of Ebola mitigation and management
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Ebola Scare in Australia
10/09/14 11:57 AM PST
A nurse who just returned home to Australia after treating Ebola patients in Sierra Leone is being tested for the deadly virus
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Ebola Burial Teams Go On Strike
10/08/14 3:31 PM PST
The people in charge of burying Ebola victims in Sierra Leone went on strike earlier this week, claiming they hadn't been paid in nearly two weeks
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Ebola Deaths Surge in Sierra Leone
10/06/14 3:13 PM PST
As the Ebola outbreak continues to devastate West African nations, Sierra Leone recorded 121 deaths in just one day
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Sierra Leone Quarantines 1/3 of Its Population
09/29/14 8:49 AM PST
As the Ebola epidemic worsens in Sierra Leone, the government has sealed off an additional three districts, affecting more than one million people
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Sierra Leone's Ebola Lockdown Ends
09/22/14 2:01 PM PST
The three-day, nationwide Ebola lockdown in Sierra Leone ended Sunday night, and authorities say it was a huge success
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Sierra Leone's Ebola Lockdown Begins
09/20/14 12:24 PM PST
Sierra Leone has enforced a three-day, country-wide lockdown to help put a stop to the Ebola virus
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Malaysia to Send 20 Million Medical Gloves to Fight Ebola
09/16/14 1:27 PM PST
5 African nations will each receive millions of medical rubber gloves in the hopes that the Ebola virus will stop spreading
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Cuba Sending Workers to Fight Ebola Outbreak in Africa
09/14/14 11:51 AM PST
Cuba announced that 165 doctors, nurses, and infection control specialists will be sent to Sierra Leone for 6 months to help fight the Ebola outbreak
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Sierra Leone Announces Lockdown to Fight Ebola Outbreak
09/06/14 12:58 PM PST
People in Sierra Leone will not be allowed to leave their homes from September 18th to the 21st in an effort to contain the Ebola outbreak
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West African Nations Crack Down on Ebola
08/24/14 4:13 PM PST
Ivory Coast closes its western borders; Sierra Leone plans to punish anyone who hides Ebola patients
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Guinea Shuts Borders to Stop Ebola Spread and Riot Police Called to Control Liberia Ebola Protest
08/09/14 3:15 PM PST
Ebola panic spreads across West Africa as Guinea shuts border crossings to neighboring countries and riot police are called to control Ebola protests in Liberia