Weekly Ebola infections in west Africa have dropped to below 100 for the first time in more than 6 months, raising hopes the worst-ever outbreak of the virus is coming to an end. The World Health Organization said it had now shifted its efforts in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone – the countries worst-hit by the epidemic – from slowing the spread to stamping it out completely. The UN’s Ebola coordinator, David Nabarro, nevertheless cautioned that the epidemic was still not totally contained. According to the WHO, 99 new cases were confirmed in the week up to January 25, the first time the figure has dropped below 100 since the end of June 2014.
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