West Africa alarmed Ebola epidemic, WHO held an emergency meeting

All West African countries have declared a state of emergency when the number of deaths from Ebola virus infection in this region has increased to nearly 1,000 and the World Health Organization is holding an emergency meeting to discuss measures to cope with the disease. .

Liberia President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf at the end of August 6 announced a 90-day national emergency, Reuters said. A series of people living in the capital Monrovia then poured into the bank to withdraw money to buy food for hoarding. Others choose to evacuate areas that are not affected by Ebola.

The national emergency allows the Liberian government to restrict civil rights and mobilize police and troops to isolate areas of Ebola outbreaks. At present, this deadly disease has appeared in four West African countries, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia and Nigeria.

Health workers move the body of an Ebola patient in the outskirts of the capital Monrovia, Liberia.(Photo: EPA)

Kailahun and Kenema, the two eastern towns of Sierra Leone, are placed in isolation. Night clubs and entertainment spots across the country are required to close, AFP quoted Sierra Leone government spokesman as saying.

Nigerian public doctors postpone a month-long strike due to growing fears when the Ebola virus appeared in Africa's most populous country. Ebola killed two people and spread to five people in Lagos City.

According to the World Health Organization WHO, since March there have been more than 1,700 cases of Ebola and at least 932 deaths in West Africa. The agency is discussing whether or not to declare a state of emergency for Ebola during an emergency caucus in Geneva. It is expected that WHO's response measures, which may limit global mobility, will be announced today.

In the situation of widespread Ebola epidemic, the Ministry of Health of Vietnam also issued a plan to deal with Ebola virus disease with three possible scenarios, including the absence of a case, when the case appeared. intrusion and when epidemics spread in the community. The Ministry of Health also asked border gates to closely supervise immigrants before the Ebola epidemic happened abnormally and the mortality rate reached 90%.

First discovered in 1976 and named after a river in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Ebola virus has claimed about two-thirds of those infected, including two outbreaks with mortality. up to 90%.

People infected with Ebola virus have incubation period from 2 to 21 days, then there are symptoms such as sudden high fever, weakness, stress, muscle aches, headache, sore throat. Next, patients with vomiting, diarrhea, rash, impaired liver and kidney function, can cause internal and external bleeding. There is currently no vaccine or treatment for this disease.