Six months after Ebola appeared, Sierra Leone still lacks beds for patients

The lack of beds for infected patients has led to the rapid spread of the disease.

Nov. 19, 2014A member of the burial team struggles to regain his footing as the body of Alie Fonnah is lowered into a grave at King Tom Cemetery in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post

By Kevin Sieff November 20 at 3:30 AM

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Outside Connaught Hospital, the woman with the glassy eyes and raging fever had been waiting all day, hoping that a doctor might be able to answer her questions: Did she have Ebola? Could someone treat her?
Six Months After Ebola Appeared, Sierra Leone Still Lacks Beds for Patients by Thavam Ratna