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| Ebola crisis: Sierra Leone bans Christmas celebrations | Ebola crisis: Sierra Leone bans Christmas celebrations |
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| Sierra Leone has banned public celebrations over Christmas and the New Year, because of the Ebola crisis. | Sierra Leone has banned public celebrations over Christmas and the New Year, because of the Ebola crisis. |
| Soldiers are to be deployed on the streets throughout the festive period to keep people indoors, officials say. | Soldiers are to be deployed on the streets throughout the festive period to keep people indoors, officials say. |
| Christmas is widely celebrated in Sierra Leone, even though Islam is the largest religion. | Christmas is widely celebrated in Sierra Leone, even though Islam is the largest religion. |
| Sierra Leone has the most cases of Ebola in the current outbreak. Some 6,580 have died, mostly in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. | Sierra Leone has the most cases of Ebola in the current outbreak. Some 6,580 have died, mostly in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. |
| President Ernest Bai Koroma told traditional leaders to stop traditional practices as part of efforts to end Ebola in the country, Awoko newspaper reports. | President Ernest Bai Koroma told traditional leaders to stop traditional practices as part of efforts to end Ebola in the country, Awoko newspaper reports. |
| The president added that despite international aid, it seemed "as if the cases are increasing", especially in north-western areas such as Port Loko and the Bombali region. | The president added that despite international aid, it seemed "as if the cases are increasing", especially in north-western areas such as Port Loko and the Bombali region. |
| Meanwhile in Mali, the last person still to be treated for Ebola has been cured leaving no more cases in the country, the health ministry announced. | |
| The country recorded eight cases of Ebola - including six deaths - and is continuing to monitor a number of people who were in contact with patients. | |
| Overtaking Liberia | Overtaking Liberia |
| Sierra Leone has the highest number of Ebola cases in West Africa, with more than 8,000 cases and some 1,900 deaths since the start of the outbreak. | Sierra Leone has the highest number of Ebola cases in West Africa, with more than 8,000 cases and some 1,900 deaths since the start of the outbreak. |
| It overtook Liberia as the country with the most cases earlier in December, according to World Health Organization (WHO) figures. | It overtook Liberia as the country with the most cases earlier in December, according to World Health Organization (WHO) figures. |
| The West African outbreak of Ebola is the deadliest ever. | The West African outbreak of Ebola is the deadliest ever. |
| The virus, which was first identified in 1976, causes vomiting, diarrhoea and bleeding. | The virus, which was first identified in 1976, causes vomiting, diarrhoea and bleeding. |
| People are infected through direct contact with the bodily fluids of a person who has the virus or has died from Ebola. | People are infected through direct contact with the bodily fluids of a person who has the virus or has died from Ebola. |