Liberian officials fear Ebola could soon spreadthrough the capital’s largest slum after residents raided a quarantine centre for suspected patients and took items including blood-stained sheets and mattresses. The violence in the West Point slum occurred late Saturday and was led by residents angry that patients were brought from other parts of the capital to the holding centre, Tolbert
Nyenswah, assistant health minister, said
today.


It was not immediately clear how many
patients had been at the centre. West Point residents went on a “looting
spree,” stealing items from the clinic that were likely infected, said a senior police official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief the press. The residents took mattresses, sheets and
blankets that had bloodstains, which could spread the infection.


Liberian police restored order to the West
Point neighbourhood, which is home to an
estimated 60,000 to 100,000 poor Liberians. Health officials say they fear the looting incident will spread Ebola infections in the capital, Monrovia.


Ebola has killed 1,145 people in West Africa, including 413 in Liberia, according to the World Health Organization. In East Africa, the Kenyan government took steps to prevent the disease from spreading.
Kenya will bar passengers travelling from
three West African countries hit by the Ebola outbreak, closing a debate in East Africa's economic powerhouse about whether the national airline was exposing the country to the deadly disease.
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This is bad. High probability of spreading the virus by fleeing patients

Tazmode: This is bad. High probability of spreading the virus by fleeing patients

Am afraid, you're right. And as at now the situation has really got out of hand cos some of the items looted are stained with blood.
At times I even wonder, what the hell is wrong with this people.

Niftyrules:

Am afraid, you're right. And as at now the situation has really got out of hand cos some of the items looted are stained with blood.
At times I even wonder, what the hell is wrong with this people.

True. There's definitely more to this than meets the eye.