Source: UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response
Country: Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone
KEY POINTS
President Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone reportedly predicted that his country would be Ebola-free by May.
WHO announced that Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone have recorded their lowest weekly number of new cases for months.
The Logistics Cluster will provide an additional free-of-charge flight at a date to be determined.
Key Political and Economic Developments
- According to press reports, President Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone predicted while visiting Port Loko, Tonkolili and Bombali in the northern District that his country would be Ebola-free by May.
- In Forécariah, Kindia Prefecture, Guinea, following the lynching of two police officers and a driver by the local population on 10 January, tension remains high. Evaluation team for the campaign “Zero Ebola in 60 days” reported that several villages were currently inaccessible due to the heightened tension.
