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Ebola, Guinea closes borders

Guinea has closed the border with Liberia and Sierra Leone in an effort to curb the spread of the Ebola virus has so far killed 959 people in these African countries. 

"We have temporarily closed the border with Sierra Leone and Liberia ranging from news to come from these countries in recent days," said Remy lamah, Minister of Health of Guinea. 

On Friday, the World Health Organization has declared the spread of Ebolës in West Africa as an international health emergency. 

WHO officials said the potential consequences were "particularly serious" because of the ferocity of the virus. 

The announcement came as experts gathered at a two-day emergency meeting in Switzerland. 
"A coordinated international response is seen as essential to stop and to make international spread Ebolës unsuccessful," it said in a statement. 

So far, the outbreak has affected his countries such as Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. WHO said that there will be a total ban on international travel or trade aspect. 

However, states must be prepared to seize, investigate and manage cases of Ebola, especially at airports, it said.

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