The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) said Wednesday a volunteer, who worked in UNMIL Medical, has passed away in hospital, after testing positive for Ebola on Oct. 6.

This is the second death in the mission due to Ebola, according to a statement reaching Xinhua from UN Secretary-General Special Representative Karin Landgren.

The statement did not disclose the name of the UN volunteers who passed away.

The statement said an earlier probable case resulted in the death of a national staff member on Sept. 25.

The statement said UNMIL colleagues are saddened by the tragic news as they continue to serve at this very difficult time.

It said UNMIL has taken all necessary measures to prevent any possible further transmission within or outside the mission.

The UNMIL Medical team conducted immediate and robust contact tracing to ensure all people that came into contact with both staff members while they were symptomatic are assessed and quarantined.

The statement said all UNMIL staff considered at-risk have been isolated, and ambulances and other locations decontaminated.

The mission is extending the review of its actions initiated in the wake of the first, probable, case of Ebola.

With Liberia facing its gravest threat since the civil war ended in 2003, UNMIL's commitment to the country is steadfast, the statement added.

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