Kenya to Release Ebola Contacts on Tuesday, Urges Saudi to Lift Ban

Kenya to release ebola contacts on Tuesday, urges Saudi to lift ban

Saudi Arabia hosts the largest share of Kenyan migrant workers in the Gulf. It has also banned its citizens visiting Kenya

Kenya: Ebola Update - 46 Contacts Set for Release Tuesday, Five Patients Await Second Tests

Nairobi -- The government is expected to release 46 people who have been under quarantine over the Ebola outbreak on Tuesday,, as it intensifies diplomatic efforts to persuade Saudi Arabia to lift travel restrictions imposed on the country.

Kenya health minister says 52 Ebola contacts still under watch as 46 complete 21‑day period

Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale reported that 52 people who were exposed to Ebola remain under observation, while 46 contacts have finished the mandatory monitoring and will be released.

Five Ebola Patients Recover as 46 Contacts Are Discharged in Kenya

Five male patients being treated for the Ebola Bundibugyo virus have recovered and are set to be discharged from hospital, the Ministry of Health has announced. Director-General for Health Dr Patrick Amoth said the patients, two from Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) and three from The Nairobi Hospital, had completed treatment and remained symptom-free. Laboratory tests [...]

46 Ebola contacts set for release as Kenya moves closer to containing outbreak

Forty-six people under Ebola quarantine are set to be released as Health DG Patrick Amoth says Kenya has traced all 135 contacts linked to the outbreak, which has infected nine people and killed two.