Ebola: People Contravene Quarantine To Find Food

Thousands of hungry citizens of Sierra Leone currently ravaged by Ebola have been forced to violate the quarantine to search for food, which is allegedly not reaching them.

Health workers fighting Ebola outrage in West Africa

Aljazeera reports with reference to  Christian Aid’s Sierra Leone representative, Jeanne Kamara, that despite the efforts made by agencies to deliver product to all the parts of the country, some areas still could not be reached.

Thus, people under surveillance have to go to the market jeopardizing the lives of others.
The deadly tropical virus, being on the rise for months, has also caused serious economic problems.

Earlier in the week, the Disasters Emergency Committee supervising aid bodies responsible for controlling Ebola spread, explained:

"The quarantine of Kenema, the third largest town in Sierra Leone, is having a devastating impact on trade – travel is restricted so trucks carrying food cannot freely drive around. Food is becoming scarce, which has led to prices increasing beyond the reach of ordinary people.”

Meanwhile the EVD has claimed around 5,000 lives in West Africa, with Sierra Leone being one of the epidemics centers.

The introduced quarantine became a desperate measure to bring the outbreak under control. Authorities said on Tuesday they would keep a state of emergency, which includes restrictions on large gatherings, in place for a full year.

Similar measures were adopted in Liberia and Guinea.