TVC NEWS [DAKAR]- Senegal has closed its border with Guinea over the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, defying the warnings that such measures are counterproductive.
It also banned flights and ships from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone – the three worst-hit countries.
The World Health Organization (WHO) had earlier said travel bans do not work, especially if they stop doctors going to help tackle the crisis.
Meanwhile in Liberia, a boy shot while protesting about a quarantine has reportedly died.
Shakie Kamara, 16, was one of three people seriously injured on Wednesday after security forces fired at protesters, angry after blockades were erected around the West Point slum.
A source disclosed that the deceased boy's grandmother tearfully told local TV that she had seen his body in hospital.
The quarantine was imposed on West Point after local residents stormed a quarantine centre last weekend, looting it and allowing 17 suspected Ebola patients to leave, leading to fears the virus could spread through the area.
Residents said they were unable to leave the area to work or buy food but the government says supplies are being distributed.
The current outbreak of Ebola is the most deadly ever, killing at least 1,350 people.
It also banned flights and ships from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone – the three worst-hit countries.
The World Health Organization (WHO) had earlier said travel bans do not work, especially if they stop doctors going to help tackle the crisis.
Meanwhile in Liberia, a boy shot while protesting about a quarantine has reportedly died.
Shakie Kamara, 16, was one of three people seriously injured on Wednesday after security forces fired at protesters, angry after blockades were erected around the West Point slum.
A source disclosed that the deceased boy's grandmother tearfully told local TV that she had seen his body in hospital.
The quarantine was imposed on West Point after local residents stormed a quarantine centre last weekend, looting it and allowing 17 suspected Ebola patients to leave, leading to fears the virus could spread through the area.
Residents said they were unable to leave the area to work or buy food but the government says supplies are being distributed.
The current outbreak of Ebola is the most deadly ever, killing at least 1,350 people.
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