Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Patrice Allégbé
Ivorian authorities have "allowed" Monday the opening of humanitarian corridors with Guinea and Liberia, two neighboring countries affected by the outbreak of Ebola, but "hold" closed borders, according to a note read on national television .
"Taking note of the developments of the epidemic of the disease Ebola in the West African region, the National Security Council decided (...) to the opening of humanitarian, economic and health corridors towards affected neighboring countries, "the statement said.
Abidjan, fearing the risk of spreading the disease Ebola, decided in August to the closure of land borders and suspended flights of the national airline, Air Côte d'Ivoire to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra -Léone, countries affected by the epidemic.
He again invited the Ivorian people "not to panic because the disease is transmitted by direct contact with body fluids of sick people or handling or consumption of game."
In the West African region, the presence of the virus was previously confirmed in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Senegal, where more than 1,500 people died, according to a report from the World Organization for Health published in late August.
The Ivorian government "takes note" also of the Conference of Health Ministers of ECOWAS, which deems "unproductive" closed borders, the statement, which calls for "strengthening epidemiological surveillance" in the country.
The National Security Council, which brought together several members of the government, army officers and public companies in Ivory Coast leaders, was chaired by the head of state Alassane Ouattara. https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.connectionivoirienne.net%2F102731%2Fvirus-ebola-cote-divoire-autorise-louverture-couloirs-humanitaires-guinee-liberia%3Futm_campaign%3Dvirus-ebola-la-cote-divoire-autorise-louverture-de-couloirs-humanitaires-avec-la-guinee-et-le-liberia%26utm_medium%3Dtwitter%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&edit-text=
