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November 14, 2014

Liberia Lifts State of Emergency for Ebola; Mali Confirms 2nd Outbreak 
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Liberia has lifted a state of emergency to curb the spread of Ebola
after registering a decline in the disease. President Ellen Johnson
Sirleaf made the announcement Thursday.

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: "In our estimation and that of those
with whom we have consulted, the progress we have witnessed, coupled
with the various measures and ongoing interventions, all of which can be
continuously adopted and sustained under the relevant provisions of the
public health law, have combined to reposition our efforts to sustain
the fight against the virus until it is finally eradicated from our
country."

The news in Liberia comes as the West African nation of Mali has
confirmed a second outbreak of Ebola after containing an initial one.
Meanwhile, clinical trials of Ebola treatments are due to begin next
month at centers run by Doctors Without Borders in Guinea and Liberia.
The trials will test drugs made by firms in Japan and the United States.

 

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