Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has closed most of the country’s borders, stationing Ebola testing centers at the few points of entry and will implement preventive measures, she said.
The president also placed restrictions on public gatherings and ordered hotels, restaurants and other entertainment venues to play a 5-minute video on Ebola safety.
“No doubt the Ebola virus is a national health problem,” Sirleaf said in a statement. “It attacks our way of life, with serious economic and social consequences. As such we are compelled to bring the totality of our national resolve to fight this scourge.”