Liberian authorities expanded Ebola treatment centers in the capital Saturday to cope with increasing numbers of patients, while two more airlines announced they were halting flights to the capitals of Liberia and Sierra Leone amid the deepening crisis.
On Saturday, a newly expanded, 34-bed Ebola treatment center was opened at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Medical Center in Monrovia, health officials said. Another treatment center on the outskirts of Monrovia was expanded from 80 to 120 beds. That center will eventually be further expanded to take 300 patients.
Kenya Airways and regional carrier Gambia Bird joined a number of other airlines in suspending flights to avoid transmitting the disease beyond the four countries affected. Health experts have warned that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa may last another six months. - AP