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Liberia close to beating Ebola as cases dwindle
Source: The Guardian
Liberia close to beating Ebola as cases dwindle
Lisa O'Carroll
The Guardian, Monday 5 January 2015 17.19 GMT
Liberia appears close to beating Ebola with plans to reopen schools next month after the latest figures show the infection rate has dwindled to just three cases a day.
The US also plans to withdraw around half its 2,400 troops six months after the deadly virus struck claiming 3,400 lives.
Optimism has been fuelled by latest figures issued by the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (Unmeer).
They show the country had zero confirmed Ebola cases on 31 December and had just 91 cases in the last 21 days.
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Lisa O'Carroll
The Guardian, Monday 5 January 2015 17.19 GMT
Liberia appears close to beating Ebola with plans to reopen schools next month after the latest figures show the infection rate has dwindled to just three cases a day.
The US also plans to withdraw around half its 2,400 troops six months after the deadly virus struck claiming 3,400 lives.
Optimism has been fuelled by latest figures issued by the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (Unmeer).
They show the country had zero confirmed Ebola cases on 31 December and had just 91 cases in the last 21 days.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/05/liberia-close-beating-ebola-cases-dwindle
