Ebola doctor Dies Of Virus After Treating Over 100 EBOLA Patients

Dr Sheik Umar, Sierra Leonean doctor who treated more than 100 Ebola patients has also died. 

Umar who was hailed as a national hero for disregarding his own health and helping sick patients, died today July 29th from the disease after being diagnosed with the virus last week. He contacted the virus despite wearing protective gear when treating patients.

His death comes days after a senior doctor at Liberia's largest hospital, Samuel Brisbane, died on Saturday at an Ebola treatment centre in Monrovia. 3 nurses working in the same Ebola treatment centre alongside Khan also died from the disease last week. Several other medics have been infected.