A three-day lockdown in Sierra Leone designed to halt the worst Ebola outbreak on record has identified dozens of new infections.<br /><br />The head of the emergency operation, Stephen Gaojia, has said there is a strong possibility the exercise will be extended, as not everyone has been reached.<br /><br />Saturday saw 92 bodies recovered nationwide by emergency teams going house to house to educate people, isolate the sick and remove the dead.<br /><br />30,000 health workers, teachers and volunteers have been involved as the country’s six million people were told to stay indoors.<br /><br />The lockdown has been criticised. Observers say some volunteers have been poorly trained. Aid organisations and medical experts have questioned the effectiveness of the operation.<br /><br />Spain sent a military plane to Sierra Leone on Sunday to repatriate a Spanish Catholic priest who tested positive for the virus.<br /><br />In Liberia communities are still said to be ignoring advice to stay away from infectious dead bodies.<br /><br />The Ebola outbreak has killed more than 2,600 people in West Africa this year.
