First Ebola Contacts Set to Leave Quarantine on Sunday

Kenya: Ebola - First Contact to Leave Quarantine On Sunday

Nairobi -- Kenya will begin releasing the first group of people quarantined following exposure to Ebola on Sunday, October 25, as health authorities continue efforts to contain the outbreak that has so far recorded nine confirmed cases and one death.

First Ebola contacts set to leave quarantine on Sunday

Kenya will begin releasing individuals who have completed the mandatory 21-day monitoring period as eight confirmed patients remain stable.

Ebola: First batch contacts to leave quarantine on Sunday

“The end of this outbreak is within reach, and together we will get there,” Amoth added.

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Kenya confirmed nine cases of Bundibugyo Virus Disease (BVD), with health authorities reporting no evidence of community transmission as the country enters Day 17 of its response to the outbreak. In an update issued on Thursday, October 22, 2026, Health Director-General Dr Patrick Amoth said all 14 samples collected and tested from alerts reported across [...]

First Ebola contacts set to return home Sunday

The Ministry of Health will begin releasing the first contacts of Kenya’s Ebola outbreak from quarantine on Sunday, October 25, after they complete the mandatory 21-day monitoring period without developing symptoms.