Medical workers getting ready to tread infected Ebola patients (Creative Commons/European Commission DG ECHO)

These closures also allow ample time for staff to be trained on how to treat those infected with the virus. The education minister hopes that closing schools will prevent the spread of Ebola through Nigeria. 

Since the beginning of the outbreak, about 2,600 people have been infected with the virus and half of those infected have died, making this Ebola outbreak the largest and deadliest to date.

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