Health workers are battling to contain the
deadliest outbreak of Ebola
A major West African airline has stopped
flying to Liberia and Sierra Leone amid
growing concern about the spread of the
deadly Ebola virus.
Asky said it took the decision to keep "its
passengers and staff safe during this unsettling
time".
The number of people killed by the virus in West
Africa has now reached 672, according to new
UN figures.
In Sierra Leone, the doctor who led the fight
against Ebola, Sheik Umar Khan, has died of the
disease.
Government officials hailed Dr Khan, 39, as a
"national hero".
The government disclosed last week that he was
being treated for Ebola and had been
quarantined.
His death follows that of prominent Liberian
doctor Samuel Brisbane at the weekend.
Police deployed
Ebola kills up to 90% of those infected, but
patients have a better chance of survival if they
receive early treatment.
It spreads through contact with an infected
person's bodily fluids.
The outbreak - the world's deadliest to date -
was first reported in Guinea in February. It then
spread to Liberia and Sierra Leone.
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