A three-day curfew in Sierra Leone aimed at combatting the spread of the deadly Ebola virus has ended. <br /><br />The authorities declared the event a success. Officials said that they had been able to recover 92 bodies across the country as well as isolate those infected and educate households on how to avoid infection. <br /><br />The lockdown was the most extreme measure so far against the disease.<br /><br />Meanwhile a second Spanish priest infected with the virus has been repatriated to a hospital in Madrid. <br /><br />He fell victim to the disease while working for the same foundation as another Spanish priest who became infected in August in Liberia, and who subsequently died..<br /><br />Liberia continues to struggle with the outbreak. On Friday a Red Cross team were called in to remove a dead body from a suburb of the capital Monrovia. <br /><br />With the death toll continuing to rise in West Africa, the EU has pledged more funds to help deal with the crisis.
