Exceptional measures are being implemented in Liberia amid warnings that the spread of Ebola in West Africa is spiralling out of control.<br /><br />A disinfection and cleaning drive of government offices is underway. Schools have been closed and authorities are considering whether to quarantine affected communities and restrict population movements and public gatherings.<br /><br />However relatives eager to give their loved ones a traditional funeral are often angry when authorities take charge, with the priority of preventing the virus spreading.<br /><br />“It is not easy,” said health worker Peter Varpilah about burying the dead. “Sometimes… people take rocks to stone us…Some people don’t understand”<br /><br />Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea have been worst hit but Nigeria has also been affected. Over 1,300 cases have been detected since February and 729 people have died. <br /><br />World Health Organisation boss Margaret Chan told a meeting of regional presidents on Friday that if things deteriorate further there would be catastrophic consequences in lost lives and economic disruption.<br /><br />A $100 crisis response fund being launched by the WHO aims to prevent that happening.
