Olympic Organisers Issue Ban Over Ebola Risk

Olympic Games organisers have banned young athletes from ebola-affected regions of West Africa participating in a youth event.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said the competitors would not be allowed to take part at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China.

The IOC said the athletes have been banned from combat sports and swimming pool events.

The ruling was made in a statement by the IOC and the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee.

They said it was impossible to rule out the risk of potential infection.

Martial arts performers practice for the opening ceremony on Saturday

Those from the affected regions competing in other sports will undergo regular temperature checks and physical assessments throughout the games, which begin on Saturday.

The decision comes after the World Health Organisation (WHO) said the number of deaths and confirmed cases of ebola in west Africa has been vastly underestimated.

The death toll from the outbreak in the region currently stands at more than 1,068 people.

There have been 1,975 confirmed, probable or suspected cases, the WHO said.

Residents across West Africa have been warned as borders have been closed

The majority of the cases have occurred in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. Four deaths have also been reported in Nigeria.

But the WHO said there was evidence that the number of reported cases underestimated the scale of the suffering.

"The outbreak is expected to continue for some time. WHO's operational response plan extends over the next several months," it said on Thursday.

"Staff at the outbreak sites see evidence that the numbers of reported cases and deaths vastly underestimate the magnitude of the outbreak."

A Spanish missionary priest died after contracting the disease

It comes after several doses of the experimental drug ZMapp arrived in Liberia earlier this week.

Officials say only three people will receive the drug, which could prove life-saving, ineffective or even harmful.

The Liberian government previously said two doctors would receive ZMapp, but it remains unclear who else will be treated.

The ebola outbreak was first identified in Guinea in March and has since spread to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria.

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