Ebola cancels Christmas in Sierra Leone 02:11. LONDON - The Ebola outbreak that originated in West Africa has now grown to more than 19,000 cases and nearly 7,600 deaths worldwide.

Sierra Leone currently has the highest number of cases of Ebola. Since the outbreak began, it has suffered more than 8,000 cases and roughly 1,900 deaths, reports the BBC.

Sierra Leone said Friday it was banning any public Christmas celebrations as the spiralling caseload of Ebola infections continues to spread alarm.

Christmas and holiday get-togethers are effectively cancelled in Sierra Leone. Due to concerns that Ebola could spread to rural areas as families gather to celebrate, the nation’s national Ebola ...

Sierra Leone bans Christmas, New Year's celebrations to prevent spread of Ebola . NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Officials said soldiers will be deployed on the streets and people are advised to ...

Liberian men shop for a Christmas tree at a shop in Monrovia, Liberia, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014. The deadly Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone means no festive parties at the […] ...

Why Sierra Leone Literally Had to Cancel Christmas. Penelope Chester December 16, 2014. While only about a quarter of people in Sierra Leone are Christian, Christmas is typically joyfully celebrated ...

Abu Bakarr Fofanah, Sierra Leone's Minister of Health and Sanitation speaks during World Health Organization (WHO) Virtual Press Conference following High Level Meeting on building resilient ...

A spokesman for Sierra Leone’s government says banning of all public celebrations during Christmas festivities is part of the administration’s effort to contain the Ebola outbreak. Abdulai ...

Authorities in Sierra Leone have banned public Christmas and New Year’s celebrations in a bid to halt the spread of Ebola, according to local news reports.

Christmas in Sierra Leone is set to be particularly special this year after celebrations were banned in 2015 due to the Ebola epidemic. The country has been Ebola free for the past two months, and ...

Sierra Leone is still getting pummeled hard by its raging Ebola epidemic, with three times more new infections recorded last week than Guinea and Liberia combined. And now, the continued havoc ...