Sierra Leone athletes at the Commonwealth games vanish,refuse to return over Ebola scare

Days after Sierra Leonean cyclist Moses
Sesay(above) fell ill and was isolated for
four days in the UK after fears he may
have had Ebola,he and his team mates
don't want to return to their country
because of the fear of contacting Ebola
when they get back.. He told Times....

I am scared to be going back because
it is very difficult, people are
frightened of Ebola.‘We are supposed
to leave just after the competition but
I don’t know. On our passports we
have three month visas. All of us are
scared of returning. If I have the
opportunity I will stay here for a
while because of Ebola.’

Teammate Jimmy Thoronka, 20, a
sprinter, said he, too, wanted to extend his
visa after learning his uncle had
contracted Ebola.
‘My visa is until September but I want
to stay longer,’ he said. ‘We are safe
here and it’s dangerous there.’
Unisa Deen Kargbo, chef de mission of the
country's team, said...

Many people are thinking whether or
not to go home now. Everybody is
worried and many of them don't want
to go home now because of the
Ebola.We have held several meetings
with them, but they are still worried.

This virus is spreading around our
country and everyone is at risk of
catching it.‘I was at Hampden Park
expecting to see the
boys and girls in the relay. I don’t
know where they are. I am going back
to the village to find out what has
happened.’Athletes have come to me
and said they don't want to return
because of the Ebola situation.There
have been discussions with back
home to see what the final decision
will be on that. I have a mandate to
return the athletes on 5 August and
that's what I'm working towards
now.'