Sierra Leone will impose a four-day nationwide "lockdown" this month in a bid to contain the spread of the biggest ever outbreak of Ebola.
From 18 to 21 September people across the west African nation will not be allowed to leave their homes, a senior official in the president's office said on Friday.
The move is intended to allow health workers to identify and isolate new cases to prevent the disease from spreading further, said Ibrahim Ben Kargbo, a presidential adviser on the country's Ebola task force.
"The aggressive approach is necessary to deal with the spread of Ebola once and for all.
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