Liberian people read an information sign about Ebola set on a wall of a public health center on Friday in Monrovia. Liberia announced on Thursday it was shutting all schools and placing “non-essential” government workers on 30 days’ leave in a bid to halt the spread of the deadly Ebola epidemic raging in West Africa. AFP PHOTO
CONAKRY: West Africa’s Ebola-hit nations imposed stringent new rules to tackle the world’s worst ever outbreak of the tropical virus ahead of a special regional summit on Friday to launch an emergency response plan.