A Liberian minister said Thursday she had gone
into quarantine voluntarily after her driver died
of the Ebola virus sweeping west Africa.
Liberia has been the hardest hit by the epidemic,
with 2,458 deaths out of 4,249 cases, according
to World Health Organization figures. The
disease has claimed nearly 4,500 lives overall in
west Africa.
Transport Minister Angela Cassell-Bush said she
had quarantined herself after her personal driver
became sick.
"I did not have any direct contact with him but I
am doing it by precaution," she said in a
statement, adding that she would stay away
from work for 21 days under agreed protocols.
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