EBOLA: Christmas and New Year Celebration has been Banned in Sierra Leone

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The season of joy and celebration is not in Sierra Leone’s agenda this year as the government of Sierra Leone has banned Christmas and New Year’s celebration so that health workers can combat the deadly Ebola Virus Disease.

This is to make sure the virus does not spread more than it already has, reports the country’s response unit for the disease.

According to the AFP, head of the Ebola Control Unit, Palo Conteh, told journalists in Freetown that there would be “no Christmas and New Year celebrations this year” in Sierra Leone.

“We will ensure that everybody remains at home to reflect on Ebola. Military personnel will be on the streets at Christmas and the New Year to stop any celebrations,” he said.

Sierra Leone is predominantly Muslim, a little over 10 per cent of the populace are Christians, according to the CIA world fact book.

President Ernest Bai Koroma also asked fellow countrymen to desist from burial methods that could aid the spread of the virus

“We should stop all traditional practices for now so that we will live to continue to practice them later,” he said.

Sierra Leone is the worst hit Ebola country with over 1,800 deaths.


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