30 patients inside a Liberian health clinic recently fled the facility when local residents looted the building, taking many supplies that may be infected with the virus. This incident occurred yesterday in West Point, one of Liberia’s largest cities. NGOs around the world have expressed their concern over the spread of this deadly virus that has spread through west Africa.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the Ebola Virus has killed 1,145 people in West Africa and 413 people in Liberia alone.
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