Ebola Death Toll in Guinea Rises to 70 as Senegal Closes Border
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The deadliest outbreak of the Ebola virus in seven years has killed 70 people and infected as many as 111 in Guinea, causing neighboring Senegal to close its border with the country.
Senegal’s Ministry of Interior has ordered all movements of people through the southern boundary to Guinea suspended indefinitely to prevent the spread of the disease, according to a statement published today by the state-run press agency, APS.