The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Liberia free of the Ebola virus on Saturday, May 9th as the country has had no new cases in 42 days.
The Ebola outbreak has claimed over 11,000 lives in the region, and remains active in Guinea and Sierra Leone. But even though Liberia has been declared free of the virus, correspondents say the outbreak will have a long-term impact, having damaged Liberia's already fragile economy. "The outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Liberia is over," the UN health agency said in a statement. "Forty-two days have passed since the last laboratory-confirmed case was buried on 28 March."
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