Ebola patients flee armed attack on Liberian isolation ward

Armed men attacked an Ebola isolation ward in the Liberian capital Monrovia overnight, prompting 29 patients to flee the facility, witnesses said Sunday. 

 

'They broke down the doors and looted the place. The patients all fled,' said Rebecca Wesseh, who witnessed the attack and whose report was confirmed by residents and the head of Health Workers Association of Liberian, George Williams.

 

 

 

This sad occurrence will have a ripple effect as those who have fled are very likely to infect others. The perpetrators of this crime have a very high chance of being infected and in turn, also have a high chance of causing more infection and spreading the disease further. This will surely hamper efforts aimed at quelling the spread of the virus.