Ebola Burial Teams Strike Left Victims On The Street

The Ebola burial team went on strike leaving dead bodies on the streets and homes of Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown. 
The workers have complained that they have not been paid for transporting the victims up until Wednesday, making a high risk for citizens.
The burial crews of 600 workers organized in groups of 12. The teams are supposed to be paid up to 100 U.S. dollars (about N16,200) each week to remove the bodies of Ebola victims.
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The Health Ministry spokesman, Sidie Yahya Tunis, described the situation as “very embarrassing“.
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“The health ministry is going to investigate the delay in the health workers not receiving their money,” she said.
However, the Deputy Health Minister, Madina Rahman, said in a radio program the strike has been ‘resolved’.
The disagreement centered on a one-week backlog for hazard pay, which had been put in the bank, but was not given to the burial team on time.
Sierra Leone burial team went back to work one day after organizing the strike.
Finally, the rotting bodies of Ebola victims have been reportedly removed from the streets of Freetown.
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The Ebola victims’ dead bodies are highly infectious, increasing fears more people were at risk of contracting the disease.
The World Health Organization says Ebola is believed to have killed more than 600 people in Sierra Leone only. The number of confirmed cases in this single country is more than 2,100 so far.