A doctor in Sierra leone has died of Ebola, the fifth local doctor in the West African nation to die of the disease, authorities said on Monday.
Dr Godfrey George, medical superintendent of Kambia Government Hospital in northern Sierra leone, died overnight, according to Sierra leone’s Government.
George’s death, which was announced by Dr Brima Kargbo, Sierra leone’s chief medical officer, was a blow to efforts to keep desperately needed health care workers safe in a country ravaged by the deadly virus.
George had been driven to the capital, Freetown, after reporting that he was not feeling well.