Eyewitness News
  • Eyewitness News
  • Search
  • Latest
  • Local
  • Elections
  • Coronavirus
  • Politics
  • Opinion
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
  • Sport
  • Video
  • Podcasts
Go
Six steps to controlling Ebola.  Picture: EWN

Ebola spreading fast international aid not enough experts

Six steps to controlling Ebola

By Christa Eybers

Six steps to controlling Ebola

  • FILE: A Sierra Leone Red Cross burial team at Jobo Farm in Waterloo outside Freetown disinfects after recovering the bodies of those believed to have died of Ebola. Picture: EPA.

    WHO holds two-day emergency meeting on Ebola

    WHO says the number of people with Ebola is set to hit 10,000 in West Africa.

    2767 days ago
  • FILE: An Ebola sign placed in front of a home in the West Point slum area of Monrovia, Liberia. Picture: EPA.

    Ebola: US forms task team

    The US military is forming a team equipped to provide direct treatment to patients inside the country.

    2770 days ago
  • A worker in a Personal Protection Equipment suit (PPE) uses a stick to move garbage inside the high-risk quarantined zone of the John Fitzgerald Kennedy hospital in the Liberian capital Monrovia on 5 September,2014. Picture: AFP.

    Zimbabwe: Ebola scare patient to be discharged, suffers from Malaria

    Doctors plan to discharge a patient who caused an Ebola scare, saying she was only suffering from Malaria.

    2777 days ago
  • A health worker stands near a man suspected of suffering from the Ebola virus as he lies on the ground naked after he was admitted to Island Hospital in Monrovia on 2 October 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Spanish Ebola victim conscious & sitting unaided

    The nurse was conscious & sitting as three more people joined 12 hospitalised to be monitored for Ebola.

    2778 days ago
  • A member of the Hazmat crew carries a barrel down stairs from the apartment where Thomas Eric Duncan the Ebola patient was staying in Dallas, Texas on 3 October 2014. EPA/Larry Smith.

    Ebola screening starts at JFK airport

    Medical teams have started screening travellers from three West African countries at New York’s JFK airport.

    2778 days ago
  • Liberian nurses carry the body of a suspected victim of Ebola at the Sonuwein community in Monrovia, Liberia, 3 October 2014. Picture: EPA/Ahmed Jallanzo.

    Ebola: Govt places special emphasis on airports

    Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says his dept is analysing various probabilities of how Ebola could enter SA.

    2779 days ago
  • FILE: An MSF medical worker feeds an Ebola child victim at an MSF facility in Kailahun, on 15 August, 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Ebola fears spread as Spanish nurse worsens

    African leaders called on other countries to provide more money and equipment to deal with the Ebola crisis.

    2779 days ago
  • A volunteer in a protective suit looks on after spraying disinfectant outside a home in Waterloo, some 30 kilometres southeast of Freetown, on 7 October 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Health officials allay Ebola fears

    Health officials say infrastructure and adequate safety measures to deal with the virus are in place.

    2782 days ago
  • FILE: An agent of the national public health institute poses with a thermometer at the airport, in Abidjan on 12 August, 2014. Picture: AFP.

    US working on new screenings for Ebola

    President Barack Obama said it was important to follow existing protocols strictly.

    2783 days ago
  • A health worker stands near a man suspected of suffering from the Ebola virus on 2 October 2014. Picture: AFP.

    4 people quarantined in Dallas after contact with US Ebola patient

    Up to 100 people had direct or indirect contact with Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian citizen.

    2787 days ago
  • «
  • 1
  • »

Trending on EWN

If you're thinking of expanding your watchlist, here are five things you need to know about the streaming service before you subscribe. Picture: @disneyplusza/Twitter

  1. Disney+ is here: 5 things you need to know before subscribing
  2. Jeff Radebe warns ANC could get below 50% of votes at 2024 national elections
  3. Russia to cut gas to Finland Saturday: Finnish company
  4. Prince Charles acknowledges Canada Indigenous suffering
  5. Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu accuses critics of being unpatriotic
Tweets by @ewnreporter

On Air


Latest bulletin

Latest traffic report

Contributors

  • Sifiso  Zulu
    Sifiso Zulu
    Eskom announces stage 2 load shedding for Sat, Sun from 8 am until 10 pm
  • AFP
    AFP
    Prince Charles acknowledges Canada Indigenous suffering
  • Veronica Mokhoali
    Veronica Mokhoali
    KZN officials on high alert as adverse weather expected over the weekend
  • Nkosikhona Duma
    Nkosikhona Duma
    Gauteng ANC calls on members to emulate Moerane’s commitment to develop Joburg
  • Ray White
    Ray White
    With fuel price set to go up next month, clarity needed if govt will intervene

Let the news come to you. Subscribe to our daily newsletter.

Eyewitness News
  • Local
  • World
  • Politics
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
  • Opinion
  • Features
  • Video
  • Audio
  • Infographics
  • EWN Apps
  • EWN popup
  • Breaking News Alerts
  • Traffic
  • Newsletter Signups
  • RSS Feeds
  • Contact
  • Find us on Facebook
  • Follow us on Twitter
  • Follow us on Instagram
  • Comments Policy
COPYRIGHT 2022 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | Terms & Conditions | Privacy | PAIA

Choose an EWN Twitter account

Follow @ewnreporter

Follow @ewnupdates

Follow @ewnsport

Follow @ewntraffic

Choose an EWN app

iOS

Android