Empty Streets in Sierra Leone as Government Enforces 3-Day Ebola Lockdown

Formerly bustling streets and markets across Sierra Leone went empty Friday, as the country began its three-day lockdown to curb the spread of Ebola

Authorities in Sierra Leone are requiring the country's 6 million residents to stay indoors, as they enact new measures to fight the deadly disease, which has killed more than 2,600 people in West Africa

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