Bridgeport man fears for family in Liberia amid Ebola outbreak

A Bridgeport man says he is concerned for his wife and two children living in the Ebola "hot zone" of Liberia. Manston Totimeh says Ebola has made his family in Liberia into prisoners in their own

News 12 Staff

Oct 9, 2014, 6:27 AM

Updated 3,578 days ago

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A Bridgeport man says he is concerned for his wife and two children living in the Ebola "hot zone" of Liberia.
Manston Totimeh says Ebola has made his family in Liberia into prisoners in their own home.
"They are not going to school anymore," he says. "They just live in the house and just imagine. Twenty-four hours staying in the house is not a smart thing. Only the parents go out and get food and come home."
The Liberian native says he speaks by phone every night with his wife and two children. He says that if they miss a call, he immediately panics that they have become victims of the Ebola outbreak.
Totimeh works with the Liberian Community Association of Connecticut. He says they are sending supplies over to Liberia, including bleach, gloves, and masks.


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