Ebola Slowing - After the Ebola spread that significantly took more than half of Africa's population, the United Nations now claims that the disease has slowly retreated. Following the "slowing" down of Ebola, schools in Sierra Leone are set to reopen by March. Yet, even with such announcement from the UN, a number of health workers are still fearful of the disease.
The Ebola virus wiped out most of Africa's population. In addition, the disease caused a worldwide travel panic when it spread to the United Kingdom and the United States. While some have successfully recovered from the disease, Ebola health workers are still wary even with Ebola slowing.
The World Health Organization first reported of only 75 new infections involving Ebola. This is a radical decrease given that back in Oct. the UN Health Agency predicted up to 10,000 new infections every week. Given the rate by the WHO, Ebola is slowing down.
For one epidemiologist from Ryerson University School of Occupational and Public Health, the said number proving Ebola slowing is still not enough. Jordan Tustin states health officials from the WHO and UN Health Agency should not stop with the fight against Ebola until the number in new infection cases reaches zero.
"We're not good until we're at zero," says Tustin in a report by the Star, adding, "We can never be complacent and think, 'Oh it's going down, it's getting better.' Until we're at zero, that's the only time that we can breathe."
As for schools in Sierra Leone, some would open in March, after WHO reports of Ebola slowing. Classrooms in the area have been closed since July of last year following the Ebola outbreak. The disease has killed more than 3,000 residents in Sierra Leone alone. President Ernest Bai Koroma claims the reopening of schools is "timely."
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