In Liberia where the
deadly disease is really spreading, relatives of
Ebola victims have started dumping infected bodies of their loved ones
in the streets of Monrovia for fear of catching the deadly disease,
defying government order to leave the relatives at home.
Liberia's Information Minister, Lewis Brown, told Reuters that this act is putting more people at risk
"They
are removing the bodies from their homes and are putting them
out in the street. They're exposing themselves to the risk of being
contaminated. We're asking people to please leave
the bodies in their homes and we'll pick them up.'
Usually when a relative is found to be
infected with the Ebola virus, government quarantines the rest of the
family. Minus catching the disease, this is another reason relatives are
dumping bodies in the street, to avoid facing quarantine, and having
their homes decontaminated. See more pics after the cut
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