article_snippet: The campaign will provide an opportunity for communities to be directly involved in the drive to zero cases, to reflect and to pray for the eradication of this disease from our country," President Ernest Bai Koroma said in a statement.
article_snippet: No commercial activity is supposed to occur during the upcoming lockdown, Koroma said.
article_snippet: Because March 29 is Palm Sunday, church services will be allowed from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Health workers, journalists and public safety officers are exempted.
article_snippet: Koroma noted that Koroma has made "tremendous progress" in the fight against this disease as the Ministry of Health reported zero new infections Friday.
article_snippet: Koroma warned that the rate of transmissions may increase during the upcoming rainy season.