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LequteMan
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A quarantine centre for #Ebola patients in Monrovia was broken into by armed men who claim that “there’s no Ebola” in Liberia and over 20 patients infected with the virus fled the centre in the process.
“They broke down the door and looted the place. The patients have all gone,” said Rebecca Wesseh, who witnessed the attack and whose report was confirmed by residents and the head of Health Workers Association of #Liberia, George Williams.
Wesseh said the mostly young men armed with clubs broke into the isolation unit set up in a highschool in a Monrovia suburb.
Williams said the unit housed 29 patients who were receiving preliminary treatment before being taken to hospital. It was unclear how many are now at large.
“They had all tested positive for Ebola,” he said, adding that nine had died, without elaborating.
Wesseh said she heard the assailants shouting that President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf “is broke”, adding: “She wants money. There’s no Ebola” in Liberia.
“They broke down the door and looted the place. The patients have all gone,” said Rebecca Wesseh, who witnessed the attack and whose report was confirmed by residents and the head of Health Workers Association of #Liberia, George Williams.
Wesseh said the mostly young men armed with clubs broke into the isolation unit set up in a highschool in a Monrovia suburb.
Williams said the unit housed 29 patients who were receiving preliminary treatment before being taken to hospital. It was unclear how many are now at large.
“They had all tested positive for Ebola,” he said, adding that nine had died, without elaborating.
Wesseh said she heard the assailants shouting that President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf “is broke”, adding: “She wants money. There’s no Ebola” in Liberia.
