Liberia is said to reopen its land border crossings shut down
during the Ebola outbreak, a positive sign in a nation that was the epicentre
of the deadly virus.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf also lifted a nationwide curfew
imposed in August to help combat the virus. Her orders, which go into effect
Sunday, come the same week schools reopen after a five-month hiatus.
The virus has killed about 9,365 people mostly in Guinea, Sierra
Leone and Liberia, according to the World Health Organization.
About 3,900 of the deaths have been in Liberia, which was so badly
affected, it declared a shortage of body bags last year.
In October, the World Health Organization said the number of new
cases in Liberia was declining, with fewer burials, plateauing lab
confirmations and less-cramped hospitals.
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