{{A major West African airline has stopped flying to Liberia and Sierra Leone amid growing concern about the spread of the deadly Ebola virus.}}<\/p>\n
Asky said it took the decision to keep “its passengers and staff safe during this unsettling time”.<\/p>\n
The number of people killed by the virus in West Africa has now reached 672, according to new UN figures.<\/p>\n
In Sierra Leone, the doctor who led the fight against Ebola, Sheik Umar Khan, has died of the disease.<\/p>\n
Government officials hailed Dr Khan as a “national hero”.<\/p>\n
The government disclosed last week that he was being treated for Ebola and had been quarantined.<\/p>\n
His death follows that of prominent Liberian doctor Samuel Brisbane at the weekend.<\/p>\n
{{Police deployed}}<\/p>\n
Ebola kills up to 90% of those infected, but patients have a better chance of survival if they receive early treatment.<\/p>\n
It spreads through contact with an infected person’s bodily fluids.<\/p>\n
The outbreak – the world’s deadliest to date – was first reported in Guinea in February. It then spread to Liberia and Sierra Leone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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