EBOLA OUTBREAK: BARACK OBAMA 'TO PLEDGE US TROOPS TO FIGHT VIRUS' (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Tuesday, September 16, 2014, 03:43

US President Barack Obama is to announce plans on Tuesday to send 3,000 troops to Liberia to help fight the Ebola virus, US officials say.

It is understood the US military will oversee building new treatment centres and help train medical staff.

There has been criticism of the slow international response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa.

Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea are the worst-hit countries. The outbreak has killed more than 2,400 people.

More than half of those killed by the virus have been in Liberia. The World Health Organization (WHO) warned recently that the country could see thousands of more cases.

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