Quarantine cases claim denied in Ebola fight

The Chinese team helping to fight the deadly Ebola virus in Sierra Leone has denied a report that eight of its workers who treated patients with the disease have been placed in quarantine.

The denial comes as China is set to send more clinical medics to the four Ebola-hit countries in West Africa. They will help with local measures to combat the virus and treat and care for any Chinese nationals who become infected.

Wang Yaoping, director of the Chinese team in Sierra Leone, told China Daily on Tuesday that no team members have become infected and work is proceeding normally.