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hit by the Ebola outbreak. More than 120 health workers have died and
over 240 others infected so far. In Guinea, where 430 people have died,
nurses told AFP they lacked basic medical equipment to treat patients
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case of Ebola had been discovered in the Swedish capital. A local
health specialist told AFP the patient was from an African country and
had arrived in Sweden a few days ago. At current infection rates, the
WHO fears it could take six to nine months and at least $490 million
(373 million euros) to bring under control, by which time over 20,000
people could be affected.
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by the outbreak with 694 deaths, the government has denied permission
for any crew to disembark from ships docking at any of the country's
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quarantine thrown around the city's West Point neighbourhood was lifted
on Saturday. The Ebola crisis has also cast doubt over a number of
international football fixtures involving the worst-hit countries, with
qualifying beginning next week for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
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422 people have died so far, named a 20-man squad consisting entirely
of foreign-based players for its matches against Ivory Coast and the DR
Congo.
Ivory Coast's government has refused to allow the game to be played
in Abidjan and not announced an alternative venue. The Ivorians risk
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Guinea-Bissau, currently Ebola-free, on Saturday announced a national
hygiene drive, with the cleaning and disinfection of public places on
the last Saturday of every month. Nigeria, however, has seen its hopes
of containing the virus dashed with the outbreak in its oil-producing
hub, 435 kilometres (270 miles) east of Lagos. The city is home to a
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international airlines serving Monrovia have suspended flights,
including British Airways and Air France. The WHO and the west African
regional bloc ECOWAS have both called for travel bans to be lifted,
saying medical screening should identify at-risk passengers instead.
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