Sierra Leone declared free of Ebola
Sierra Leone has officially been declared free of Ebola by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Thousands of people took to the streets of the capital, Freetown, at the stroke of midnight - marking 42 days without a single declared case of the disease. There were further cheers when the WHO local representative made the official announcement later on Saturday.
The outbreak killed almost 4,000 people in Sierra Leone over the past 18 months.
Tropical Storms - Roundup of Tropical Storms:
Typhoon Krovanh is located approximately 55 nm east of Iwo To, and is tracking northward at 12 knots.
Tropical Depression Nine is located about 1045 mi...1680 km E of the Lesser Antilles with maximum sustained winds...30 mph...45 km/h. Present movement...NNW or 330 degrees at 7 mph...11 km/h.
Invest 95L is an area of disturbed weather in the North Atlantic that has the potential for tropical development.
Invest 95C is an area of disturbed weather in the Central Pacific that has the potential for tropical development.
NewsBytes:
Sierra Leone - At least nine people were killed and thousands made homeless in severe floods Thursday as Freetown, Sierra Leone was buffeted by torrential rains.
Utah, USA - Update - The death toll in the floods that hit Utah this week has risen to 18.
Legionnaires outbreak in Carmarthen, Wales. Three confirmed cases have been linked to the area. Legionnaires’ disease is contracted by breathing in droplets from contaminated water sources. Symptoms include breathlessness, chest pain and a dry cough, as well as fever, muscle aches, and sometimes vomiting and diarrhoea. Legionnaires’ disease can lead to pneumonia and can be fatal.
Cholera Outbreak: Six dead in the Volta Region, Ghana.
A cumulative total of 18,508 cases including 271 deaths (with a case fatality ratio of 1.5%) has been reported in the ongoing cholera outbreak in Sierra Leone since the beginning of the year.
46 cases of Ebola haemorrhagic fever (EHF) have now been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
