Sierra Leone Cancels Christmas As Ebola Crisis Deepens

Freetown  - Sierra Leone said Friday it was banning any public Christmas celebrations as the spiralling caseload of Ebola infections continues to spread alarm.

Soldiers are to be deployed throughout the festive period to force people venturing onto the streets back indoors, the government’s Ebola response unit said.

Palo Conteh, head of the department, told reporters in the capital Freetown there would be “no Christmas and New Year celebrations this year.”

"We will ensure that everybody remains at home to reflect on Ebola," he said.

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