Doctor Olive Buck, a fourth Sierra Leonean doctor, a woman died on Sunday after contracting the dreaded Ebola virus. She was in charge of charge of Lumley Government Hospital in the Sierra Leonean capital, tested positive for Ebola on Tuesday and was admitted to the Connaught Hospital in central Freetown until her death. The country's Chief Medical Officer Brima Kargbo said:
"It's another sad loss for the profession," "The ministry of health is in deep grief to miss another devoted Ebola fighter."
Buck is the first female doctor to die from Ebola in Sierra Leone. Three male doctors have succumbed to the tropical virus since July. Some 50 nurses in the country have also died from the disease. Rest in peace Doctor Olive.
