From The Church Times-THE floating Christian hospital organisation Mercy Ships has halted its latest visit to West Africa, as a result of the Ebola-virus outbreak that is affecting the region.
So far, 1552 people are reported to have been killed by the virus, which began in Guinea but has spread to Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Nigeria. Another outbreak was reported last weekend in the Congo. On Thursday, the World Health Organisation warned that the number of cases could rise to 20,000 (3069 cases have been reported to date).
The MV Africa Mercy is now docked at the Canary Islands because it is not equipped for an infectious epidemic.
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http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2014/29-august/news/world/medics-still-at-risk-from-ebola-virus
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