Ivory Coast announced Saturday that it's closing its borders in response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Prime Minister Daniel Duncan signed the order that closes the land borders Ivory Coast shares with Guinea and Liberia reports GHN based on CNN.
The borders will remain closed until further notice in an effort to prevent the Ebola virus from spreading into its territory, according to the government statement.
The announcement comes the same day the British government announced one of its citizens was infected with the deadly virus.
The Briton, who lives in the West African nation of Sierra Leone, tested positive for the Ebola virus, according to Britain's Department of Health.
The man, simply identified as "William," was living in a home established by an American university for researchers in Sierra Leone.
"William" was a volunteer nurse in Kenema Government Hospital and was working with Ebola patients in the hospital, according to Dr. Robert Garry of Tulane University. Garry is manager of the university's program that researches Ebola. The hospital is run by the government of Sierra Leone, but receives support from Tulane researchers.