Final push to stop Ebola underway

Sierra Leone’s 6 million people were told to stay home for three days, except for religious services, beginning Friday as the West African nation attempted a final push to rid itself of Ebola. As with a similar operation last year, thousands of teams will remind people how Ebola is spread and how to prevent it. In regions around the capital and in the north where flareups persist, teams will also search for Ebola cases. While recent weeks have seen a steep reduction in infections, 33 new cases were confirmed in Sierra Leone last week, according to the World Health Organization.