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Norway to Allocate Additional $14 Mln to Fight Ebola Virus: Reports

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Norway is allocating an additional $14 million to support the countries in West Africa that are being affected by the Ebola virus outbreak, The Nordic Page reported Monday.

MOSCOW, October 6 (RIA Novosti) – Norway is allocating an additional $14 million to support the countries in West Africa that are being affected by the Ebola virus outbreak, The Nordic Page reported Monday.

"The situation is critical in Ebola affected countries in West Africa. The outbreak is still accelerating faster than the response. It needs a dramatic and rapid scale-up of efforts and the outbreak must be stopped," Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende said at a press conference, as quoted by The Nordic Page.

According to the newspaper, Norway is doubling its support in the fight against Ebola, with the total amount of allocated funds now being in excess of $28 million.

The grant from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will make it possible to make both personnel and equipment available to the efforts in West Africa. Part of the funding will also be provided in the form of financial support to the United Nations, the Red Cross and other non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

The Ebola virus outbreak, currently taking place in West Africa, started in southern Guinea in February and has since spread to Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Senegal, with an Ebola case having been reported recently in the US state of Texas.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the Ebola virus death toll has surpassed 3,400.

The virus is transmitted through direct contact with the bodily fluids of those infected. There is no officially approved cure for Ebola, but several countries, including Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan, are working on Ebola vaccines.

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