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Liberia to end Ebola curfew, open land border crossings

Liberian school children wash their hands before entering their classrooms as part of the Ebola prevention measures at Cathedral High School as students arrive in the morning to attend class in Monrovia, Liberia, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. Students in Liberia began returning to the classroom Monday after a six-month closure during the Ebola epidemic that left thousands dead in this West African country.(AP Photo/Abbas Dulleh)
Liberian school children wash their hands before entering their classrooms as part of the Ebola prevention measures at Cathedral High School as students arrive in the morning to attend class in Monrovia, Liberia, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. Students in Liberia began returning to the classroom Monday after a six-month closure during the Ebola epidemic that left thousands dead in this West African country.(AP Photo/Abbas Dulleh) Liberian school children wash their hands before entering their classrooms as part of the Ebola prevention measures at Cathedral High School as students arrive in the morning to attend class in Monrovia, Liberia, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. Students in Liberia began returning to the classroom Monday after a six-month closure during the Ebola epidemic that left thousands dead in this West African country.(AP Photo/Abbas Dulleh)

By Associated Press 2 min read

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) – Liberia’s president on Friday ordered officials to lift an overnight curfew put in place six months ago to fight the Ebola epidemic and to reopen the country’s land border crossings.

The new orders from President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, which take effect Sunday, offer another sign that normal life is resuming in the West African nation as officials work toward eradicating the disease entirely.

Once the center of the worst Ebola outbreak in history, Liberia has recorded more than 9,000 confirmed, suspected and probable cases and 3,900 deaths. However, the most recent update from the World Health Organization reported only two cases in the previous week, and schools began reopening earlier this week.

Friday’s statement said Sirleaf made her decision about the curfew and borders “on the advice of the National Security Council of Liberia.”

The curfew was imposed last August when the epidemic was raging. It originally lasted from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., though officials later pushed the start time back to midnight.