Ebola-hit Sierra Leone to reopen schools on March 30
Sierra Leone has announced plans to reopen the schools in the country, which have been shut down to prevent the spread of the deadly Ebola virus.
In a statement on Wednesday, President Ernest Bai Koroma's office said his administration would reopen the country's schools on March 30.
The president has ordered the necessary preparations ahead of the reopening, the statement added.
President Koroma has issued instructions to relevant authorities to start work on "water and sanitation issues, Ebola screenings and psychosocial support," it said.
Meanwhile, Education Minister Minkailu Bah said the schools would be equipped with thermometers and other Ebola detection equipments.
"Thermometers will be made available to all schools to deal with any sudden attack before referral to a holding center," the minister added.
The schools have been shut down across the country for at least seven months.
Sierra Leone, one of the three West African countries worst hit by the current Ebola outbreak, has noted a stable decrease in new cases over the last few weeks.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the Ebola outbreak has killed nearly 9,000 people around the world, almost all of them in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.
Ebola is a form of hemorrhagic fever, whose symptoms are diarrhea, vomiting, and bleeding. The virus spreads through direct contact with infected blood, feces, or sweat. It can also spread through sexual contact or the unprotected handling of contaminated corpses.
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