MONROVIA: Health workers in Liberia reported being overwhelmed by new Ebola cases on Wednesday, as the epidemic was blamed for shattering economic growth in neighbouring Sierra Leone.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has predicted an "exponential increase" in infections across west Africa, and warned that Liberia will face thousands of new cases in the coming weeks.

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