International relief agencies have
revealed that thousands of people in Sierra Leone are breaking Ebola
quarantine to search for food, as aid deliveries have not been able to
reach them.
To contain the spread of Ebola in the
country, public health authorities have imposed restrictions on
movement. However, this measure is affecting the transportation of food.
As a result, food is becoming scarce, leading prices to increase
exponentially to the extent that ordinary people are unable to afford
it, Al Jazeera reports.
An aid worker stated that “…because
services are not reaching quarantined neighborhoods, people who are
being monitored for signs of Ebola — and should be staying at home — are
venturing out to markets to look for food, potentially contaminating
many others.”
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