Sierra Leone lockdown a 'success'

A three-day curfew aimed at containing the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone has been declared a success by authorities.

The wide-ranging curfew ended at midnight on Sunday and will not be extended, authorities said. Sierra Leone has been one of the countries worst affected by the outbreak, with more than 550 of the 2,800 deaths so far recorded.

Some health groups have criticised the lockdown, saying it would destroy trust between patients and doctors.

Nearly all of the deaths in the world's worst Ebola outbreak have been recorded in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The deadly virus is transmitted through sweat, blood and saliva, and there is no proven cure.