Story by the Associated Press; curated by Oliver Darcy.
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MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberia's president has declared a curfew and is imposing a quarantine of a major slum in the capital Monrovia as the death toll mounts from Ebola.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf announced late Tuesday that movements now would be restricted between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.
A Liberian burial team carefully disinfects their protective gloves for disposal after retrieving the body of an Ebola victim from his home on August 17, 2014 near Monrovia, Liberia. The epidemic has killed more than 1,000 people in four African countries, and Liberia now has had more deaths than any other country. (John Moore/Getty Images)
The country is already under a state of emergency, and the latest action also will block all movement in and out of West Point, home to at least 50,000 people.
Over the weekend, residents angered over the placement of an Ebola center in West Point looted the facility and 37 patients left who were supposed to be under surveillance. Health officials said that all of those later returned.
A Liberian burial team wearing protective clothing loads the body of a 60-year-old Ebola victim after retrieving him from his home on August 17, 2014 near Monrovia, Liberia. The epidemic has killed more than 1,000 people in four African countries, and Liberia now has had more deaths than any other country. (John Moore/Getty Images)
At least 466 people have died from Ebola in Liberia, and panic already has led to social unrest.
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