Ebola outbreak News

Ghana’s Biggest Insurer Delays Opening Units in West Africa as Result of Ebola

SIC Insurance Co., Ghana’s biggest insurer, has put on hold plans to open units in Sierra Leone and Liberia as the nations battle to contain the world’s worst outbreak of Ebola. The company, which was studying the financial viability of …

W. Africa Ebola Cases May Rise to 10,000 a Week by December

The number of Ebola cases in three West African nations may jump to between 5,000 and 10,000 a week by Dec. 1 as the deadly viral infection spreads, the World Health Organization said. The outbreak is still expanding geographically in …

Coast Guard Sector in N.Y., Conn. Issues New Ebola Protocol

One U.S. Coast Guard sector says it will contact ships that have recently been to Ebola-affected countries to ask whether passengers have symptoms of the virus before they are allowed into port. The sector, which includes parts of New York …