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| Ebola outbreak: Sierra Leone vice-president quarantined | Ebola outbreak: Sierra Leone vice-president quarantined |
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| The vice-president of Sierra Leone has put himself into quarantine after one of his bodyguards died from Ebola. | The vice-president of Sierra Leone has put himself into quarantine after one of his bodyguards died from Ebola. |
| Samuel Sam-Sumana said he would stay out of contact with others for 21 days as a precaution. | Samuel Sam-Sumana said he would stay out of contact with others for 21 days as a precaution. |
| There was optimism the virus was on the decline in Sierra Leone at the end of last year but there has been a recent increase in confirmed cases. | There was optimism the virus was on the decline in Sierra Leone at the end of last year but there has been a recent increase in confirmed cases. |
| Nearly 10,000 people have died in the outbreak, the vast majority in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. | Nearly 10,000 people have died in the outbreak, the vast majority in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. |
| Mr Sam-Sumana said on Saturday that he had chosen to be quarantined to "lead by example" after the death of his bodyguard, John Koroma, last week. | Mr Sam-Sumana said on Saturday that he had chosen to be quarantined to "lead by example" after the death of his bodyguard, John Koroma, last week. |
| He told Reuters news agency that he was "very well" and showing no signs of the illness, but said he did not want to "take chances". | He told Reuters news agency that he was "very well" and showing no signs of the illness, but said he did not want to "take chances". |
| His staff have also been placed under observation. | His staff have also been placed under observation. |
| He is the country's first senior government figure to subject himself to a voluntary quarantine. | He is the country's first senior government figure to subject himself to a voluntary quarantine. |
| Officials in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia have pledged to achieve zero Ebola infections within the next two months. | Officials in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia have pledged to achieve zero Ebola infections within the next two months. |
| But authorities in Sierra Leone have reinstated some restrictions in the country after a recent spate of news cases. | But authorities in Sierra Leone have reinstated some restrictions in the country after a recent spate of news cases. |
| Of 99 cases recorded in the region in the week beginning 16 February, 63 were in Sierra Leone, according to the World Health Organization. | Of 99 cases recorded in the region in the week beginning 16 February, 63 were in Sierra Leone, according to the World Health Organization. |
| The government in the capital, Freetown, said it was gravely concerned about the new cases. | The government in the capital, Freetown, said it was gravely concerned about the new cases. |
| It said many of them had been connected with maritime activities and checks on ferries and other vessels had been increased in response. | It said many of them had been connected with maritime activities and checks on ferries and other vessels had been increased in response. |
| President Ernest Bai Koroma has also ordered public transport operators to reduce capacity by 25% to limit physical contact between passengers. | President Ernest Bai Koroma has also ordered public transport operators to reduce capacity by 25% to limit physical contact between passengers. |
| In all, more than 23,500 cases have been reported in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea since the world's worst outbreak began in December 2013. | In all, more than 23,500 cases have been reported in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea since the world's worst outbreak began in December 2013. |
| Liberia bounces back | Liberia bounces back |
| The basics: What you need to know | The basics: What you need to know |