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| Ebola crisis: Liberia holds postponed senate election | |
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| Voting is under way in Liberia in an election that was postponed in October because of the Ebola outbreak. | |
| Liberians are choosing representatives to the country's senate. | Liberians are choosing representatives to the country's senate. |
| Among the 139 candidates vying for 15 seats are former football star George Weah and Robert Sirleaf, the son of Liberia's president. | Among the 139 candidates vying for 15 seats are former football star George Weah and Robert Sirleaf, the son of Liberia's president. |
| Ebola has infected about 19,000 people in West Africa, killing more than 7,373 - with 3,346 deaths in Liberia, according to the latest UN figures. | |
| The senate elections were postponed in October in a bid to stop campaigners and voters spreading the virus. | The senate elections were postponed in October in a bid to stop campaigners and voters spreading the virus. |
| The election is being held just days after neighbouring Sierra Leone clamped down on public gatherings. | The election is being held just days after neighbouring Sierra Leone clamped down on public gatherings. |
| It has banned Sunday trading, restricted travel between districts and prohibited public celebrations over Christmas and the New Year. | It has banned Sunday trading, restricted travel between districts and prohibited public celebrations over Christmas and the New Year. |
| One of Sierra Leone's top doctors, Victor Willoughby, died from Ebola on Thursday, just hours after the arrival of experimental drug ZMab which could have been used to treat him. | One of Sierra Leone's top doctors, Victor Willoughby, died from Ebola on Thursday, just hours after the arrival of experimental drug ZMab which could have been used to treat him. |
| Healthcare workers are among those most at risk of catching Ebola which is spread by bodily fluids and requires close contact with victims. | |
| In November, Liberia's election commission chairman, Jerome Korkoya, urged candidates and supporters to follow public health regulations in the run-up to the senate elections. | |
| "For instance, the transportation of large groups of electorates by candidates clustered in vehicles and the congregation of huge number of people will be regulated," he said in a statement. | "For instance, the transportation of large groups of electorates by candidates clustered in vehicles and the congregation of huge number of people will be regulated," he said in a statement. |
| UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was in Liberia on Friday at the start of a two-day visit to countries affected by Ebola in West Africa. He continued on to Guinea on Saturday. | |
| After stepping off the plane, he washed his hands and had his temperature taken - two important practices to help stop the spread of the disease. | After stepping off the plane, he washed his hands and had his temperature taken - two important practices to help stop the spread of the disease. |
| Mr Ban urged people to follow strict health regulations until the epidemic was over. | Mr Ban urged people to follow strict health regulations until the epidemic was over. |
| Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf lifted a state of emergency last month that was imposed in August to control the outbreak. | Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf lifted a state of emergency last month that was imposed in August to control the outbreak. |