Nation to donate $4.9 million for Ebola assistance
By Shan Juan | China Daily | Updated: 2014-08-08 08:16
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The Chinese government announced on Thursday it will provide 30 million yuan ($4.86 million) in humanitarian aid to four Ebola-ravaged countries in West Africa to help contain the outbreak.
The Ebola virus has been blamed for at least 932 deaths in four western African countries - Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone - with 1,711 reported cases, according to The Associated Press.
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